tombe

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Noun

tombe f, m (plural tombes or tomben, diminutive tombetje n)

1. tomb

Etymology

From Latin tumba < Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔ̃b/

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Noun

tombe f (plural tombes)

1. tomb, grave

Verb

tombe

1. first-person singular present indicative of tomber
2. third-person singular present indicative of tomber
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of tomber
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of tomber
5. second-person singular imperative of tomber

Further reading

• “tombe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ombe

Noun

tombe f pl

1. plural of tomba

Etymology

From French tomber

Noun

tombe

1. to fall

Reference

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Alternative forms

• tumbe, toumbe, thoumbe, toumb

Etymology

From Old French tombe, from Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːmb(ə)/, /ˈtuːmb(ə)/

Noun

tombe (plural tombes)

1. A sepulchre; a place where one is entombed.
2. A barrow; a hillock with a grave underneath
3. A casket; a container used for burial.
4. (rare) A tombstone; a marker of a gravesite.

Etymology

From Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos).

Noun

tombe f (plural tombes)

1. (Jersey) grave