verbe

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See also: vérbe and vèrbe

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin verbum. Doublet of verve.

Pronunciation

Noun

verbe m (plural verbes)

  1. speech
  2. tone of voice
  3. way of speaking
  4. (grammar) verb

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Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French verbe, from Latin verbum, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰh₁om. Doublet of word.

Pronunciation

Noun

verbe (plural verbes)

  1. (grammar) verb

Descendants

  • English: verb

References

Old French

Etymology

From Latin verbum.

Noun

verbe m or f

  1. word
  2. phrasing; way of expressing something

Descendants

Romanian

Noun

verbe n pl

  1. plural of verb