erva
Latin
Noun
erva n
- 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)
- herb
- weed.
Descendants
- Galician: herba
- Portuguese: erva
- Kabuverdianu: érba
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- herva (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese erva, from Latin herba, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreH₁- (“to grow, become green”), *g(')herə-.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɛɾ.vɐ/
Noun
erva f (plural ervas)
- herb
- (colloquial, South Brazil) yerba mate
- grass
- weed
- (slang) marijuana
Related terms
- erveiro
See also
- grama f
- relva f
Romansch
Etymology
From Latin herba.
Noun
erva f
- grass
Sicilian
Etymology
From Latin herba.
Noun
erva f (plural ervi)
- herb