erva

Latin

Noun

erva n

  1. nominative, accusative, and vocative plural of ervum

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 Occitan 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
  • 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
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