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erva

erva

Latin

Noun

erva n

  1. inflection of ervum:
    1. nominative plural
    2. accusative plural
    3. vocative plural

Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (to grow, become green), *g(')herə-. Cognate with Old Spanish yerba, Mozarabic yerba, Old Provençal erba and Old French erbe.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛɾ.βa/

Noun

erva f (plural ervas)

  1. herb;
  2. weed.

Descendants

  • Galician: herba
  • Portuguese: erva
    • Kabuverdianu: érba

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Portuguese erva, from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (to grow, become green), *g(')herə-.

Pronunciation

Noun

erva f (plural ervas)

  1. herb
    1. (colloquial, South Brazil) yerba mate
  2. grass
  3. weed
    1. (slang) marijuana

Related terms

  • erveiro

See also


Romansch

Etymology

From Latin herba.

Noun

erva f

  1. grass

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin herba.

Noun

erva f (plural ervi)

  1. herb