èrbo

Ligurian

Etymology

From Latin arbor, by rhotacism from Old Latin arbōs, from Proto-Italic *arðōs: the meaning is "high plant"; the Indo-European /dʰ/ was shifted to /b/. From Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ- (“high, to grow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛrbu/

Noun

èrbo m (plural èrboi)

  1. tree (large plant)
    terén pìn de èrboi ― plantation (of trees) (literally, “ground full of trees”)
  2. (nautical) mast
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