Neuter
verbum
- (declension-2, neuter) word
- (declension-2, neuter) proverb, saying
- (declension-2, neuter) verb
- (declension-2, in-plural, neuter) language, discourse, expressions
- (declension-2, in-plural, neuter) (mere) words, (empty) words, (figuratively) falsehoods, deceptions, lies
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈwɛr.bũː]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *werβom, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰh₁om (“word”). Cognate with Umbrian 𐌖𐌄𐌓𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌄 (uerfale), English word. In the grammatical sense of “verb”, it is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek ῥῆμᾰ (rhêmă).
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palavra
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woord
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