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verbum.

word; proverb; [verba dare alicui => cheat/deceive someone];

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈwɛr.bũː]Classical-Latin[ˈvɛr.bum]

  1. word

    declension-2 · neuter
    Rēs, nōn verba.

  2. proverb, saying

    declension-2 · neuter

  3. verb

    declension-2 · neuter

  4. language, discourse, expressions

    declension-2 · in-plural · neuter

  5. (mere) words, (empty) words, (figuratively) falsehoods, deceptions, lies

    declension-2 · in-plural · neuter
    verba dō
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *werðom, from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰom (“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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