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English

Etymology

From Middle English erbe, from Old French erbe (French herbe), from Latin herba. Initial h was restored to the spelling in the 15th century on the basis on Latin, but it remained mute until the 19th century and still is for many speakers.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General Australian, General New Zealand) enPR: hû(r)b, IPA^(key): /h??b/
• (US, Canada) enPR: (h)ûrb, IPA^(key): /(h)?b/
• North American pronunciation of the word varies; some speakers include the h-sound and others omit it, with the h-less pronunciation being the more common. Individual speakers are usually consistent in their choice, but the choice does not appear to be correlated with any regional, socioeconomic, or educational distinctions.
• Outside of North America, the h-less pronunciation is restricted to speakers who have a general tendency to "drop the h" in all words.
• Rhymes: -??(?)b
• Homophone: Herb (for the pronunciation /h??(?)b/)

Noun

herb (countable and uncountable, plural herbs)

1. (countable) Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.
2. (countable) A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.

3. (uncountable, slang) Cannabis.

   Synonyms: grass, weed; see also Thesaurus:marijuana
4. (countable, botany) A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season
5. (uncountable, obsolete) Grass; herbage.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:seasoning

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Behr, Hebr., breh, hreb

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hare, here (inflected harwe, herwe), from Old High German *haro, from Proto-West Germanic *haru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /h?rp/, [h???p], [h??p]

Adjective

herb (comparative herber, superlative am herbsten)

1. (of food and drink, e.g. beer) slightly bitter or sharp to the taste, often in a pleasant way; tart (but not in the sense of “sour”)
2. (figuratively, chiefly of events or deeds) harsh; hard

Declension

Derived terms

• Herbheit

Further reading

• “herb” in Duden online

Polish

Etymology

From Old Czech herb, from Middle High German erbe (“heritage”). Compare German Erbe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /x?rp/

Noun

herb m inan

1. (heraldry) coat of arms
2. (heraldry) armigerous clan; cf. Polish heraldry

Declension

Descendants

• Russian: ???? (gerb)
  • Latvian: ?erbonis
• Yiddish: ????? (herb)

Zazaki

Alternative forms

• herf

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /herb/

Noun

herb

1. (dated) war

Synonyms

• lec
• lej

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: f?n?j?, f?ng?g?, IPA^(key): /?f?n.d?a?/, /?f??.?a?/, /?f??.?i?/, /?f?n.d?i?/
• , , ,

Noun

fungi

1. plural of fungus
3. (pathology) Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound

Usage notes

• There are multiple pronunciations in current English use. More American dictionaries favor the pronunciation /?f?n.d?a?/ or /?f??.?a?/, while more British dictionaries favor the pronunciation /?f??.?i?/ or /?f?n.d?i?/. However, all four pronunciations are in use in both countries.

Etymology 2

Noun

fungi (uncountable)

1. (music) A style of folk and popular music from the Virgin Islands, traditionally performed by bands consisting of ukulele, banjo, guitar and washboard with various percussion instruments on rhythm.

Synonyms

• (Virgin Islands music): scratch, quelbe

Etymology 3

Noun

fungi (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of fungee (“Caribbean okra dish”)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

fungi

1. plural of fungus

Italian

Verb

fungi

1. second-person singular present indicative of fungere
2. second-person singular imperative of fungere

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?fun.?i?/, [?f???i?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fun.d??i/, [?fun??d??i]

Etymology 1

Noun

fung? m

1. genitive singular of fungus
2. locative singular of fungus
3. nominative plural of fungus
4. vocative plural of fungus

Etymology 2

Verb

fung?

1. present active infinitive of fungor

References

• fungi in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)