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herb
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)
- (countable) Any green, leafy plant, or parts thereof, used to flavour or season food.
- (countable) A plant whose roots, leaves or seeds, etc. are used in medicine.
- (uncountable, slang) Cannabis.
- Synonyms: grass, weed; see also Thesaurus:marijuana
- (countable, botany) A plant whose stem is not woody and does not persist beyond each growing season
- (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)
- (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”)
- (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
- (heraldry) coat of arms
- (heraldry) armigerous clan; cf. Polish heraldry
Declension
Descendants
- Russian: ???? (gerb)
- Latvian: ?erbonis
- Yiddish: ????? (herb)
Zazaki
Alternative forms
- herf
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /herb/
Noun
herb
- (dated) war
Synonyms
- lec
- lej
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nosegay
English
Etymology
From Late Middle English n?segai (?), from n?se (“nose”) (from Old English nosu, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *nas- (“nose”)) + gai (“a bright or gay object; an ornament”) (from Old French gai (“cheerful, gay, happy”)); equivalent to nose +? gay.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n??z?e?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?no?z??e?/
- Hyphenation: nose?gay
Noun
nosegay (plural nosegays)
- A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours. [from 15th c.]
- Synonym: posy
- (figuratively) An aroma, a scent.
Hypernyms
- bouquet
Hyponyms
- tussie-mussie
Coordinate terms
- corsage
Derived terms
- nosegayed
Translations
Notes
References
Further reading
- nosegay on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- Gonyeas
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