tombe
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch tombe, from Old French tombe, from Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɔm.bə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: tom‧be
Noun
tombe f (plural tombes or tomben, diminutive tombetje n)
- tomb
- Synonym: graftombe
Derived terms
- graftombe
French
Etymology 1
From Old French tombe, from Late Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɔ̃b/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔ̃b
Noun
tombe f (plural tombes)
- tomb, grave
Derived terms
- avoir un pied dans la tombe
- muet comme une tombe
- se retourner dans sa tombe
Verb
tombe
- inflection of tomber:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “tombe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtom.be/
- Rhymes: -ombe
- Hyphenation: tóm‧be
Noun
tombe f pl
- plural of tomba
Louisiana Creole French
Etymology
From French tomber (“to fall”), compare Haitian Creole tonbe.
Verb
tombe
- to fall
References
- Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From French tomber.
Noun
tombe
- to fall
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Anglo-Norman tumbe, toumbe, Old French tombe, from Late Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos, “funeral mound”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoːmb(ə)/, /ˈtuːmb(ə)/
Noun
tombe (plural tombes)
- sepulchre
- barrow (hillock with a grave underneath)
- casket
- (rare) tombstone
Alternative forms
- tomb, toumb, toumbe, towmbe, toume, towme, tumb, tumbe, tumba, thombe, thoumbe
Derived terms
- tomben
Descendants
- English: tomb
- → Irish: tuama
- → Maori: toma
- Middle Scots: tumb, towm
References
- “tomb(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Noun
tombe (plural tombes)
- Alternative form of thombe (“thumb”)
Adjective
tombe
- Alternative form of tome (“empty”)
Norman
Etymology
From Old French tombe, from Late Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos).
Noun
tombe f (plural tombes)
- (Jersey) grave
Synonyms
- fôsse
Portuguese
Verb
tombe
- inflection of tombar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French tombe, from Late Latin tumba, from Ancient Greek τύμβος (túmbos).
Noun
tombe f (plural tombes)
- tomb, grave