verbum

Meaning

1. (declension-2, neuter) word
2. (declension-2, neuter) proverb, saying
3. (declension-2, neuter) verb
4. (declension-2, in-plural, neuter) language, discourse, expressions
5. (declension-2, in-plural, neuter) (mere) words, (empty) words, (figuratively) falsehoods, deceptions, lies

Concepts

word

verb

expression

action word

discourse

elocution

express

speech

statement

talk

🗣️

term

dictum

conversation

language

address

Synonyms

vocabulum

oratio

contio

dictio

elocutio

vōx

fatus

verbum temporale

vox

Translations

Wort

palabra

parola

mot

palavra

paraula

woord

λέξη

mot

verbe

verbo

Verb

werkwoord

verbo

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).