tombe

See also: tombé

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

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

  1. tomb

French

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ̃b/
  • (file)

Noun

tombe f (plural tombes)

  1. tomb, grave

Etymology 2

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


Italian

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ombe

Noun

tombe f pl

  1. plural of tomba

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French tomber

Noun

tombe

  1. to fall

References

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

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French tombe, from Late 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.

Derived terms

Descendants

References


Norman

Etymology

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

Noun

tombe f (plural tombes)

  1. (Jersey) grave

Synonyms

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