Latin

Noun

erva n

1. inflection of ervum:
   1. nominative plural
   2. accusative plural
   3. vocative plural

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 Provençal erba and Old French erbe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛɾ.βa/

Noun

erva f ‎(plural ervas)

1. herb;
2. 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)

1. herb
   1. (colloquial, South Brazil) yerba mate
2. grass
3. weed
   1. (slang) marijuana

Related terms

• erveiro

See also

• grama f
• relva f

Romansch

Etymology

From Latin herba.

Noun

erva f

1. grass

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin herba.

Noun

erva f (plural ervi)

1. herb