Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gerbe

/d͡ʒɜː(ɹ)b/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: gerbe
IPA: /d͡ʒɜː(ɹ)b/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A (wheat) sheaf.

Obsolete

noun

Something resembling a (wheat) sheaf in appearance.

noun

An abstract construction in homological algebra and geometry providing a certain type of generalisation for a sheaf.

noun

A kind of ornamental firework.

Example Sentences

"on the top of the post fix a gerbe; then clothe all the cases with leaders , so that both they and the gerbe may take fire at the same time"

Etymology

Late 16th century, borrowed from French gerbe (“sheaf”). Doublet of garb.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: gerbe

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

gerbes (plural)

Rhymes With

superb curb herb verb disturb serb reverb blurb kerb refurb perturb birb

Questions

How do you pronounce gerbe?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒɜː(ɹ)b/.
What does gerbe mean?: A (wheat) sheaf.
Where does gerbe come from?: It is traced to French.

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