Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verba

/vˈɛɹbə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: ver-ba
IPA: /vˈɛɹbə/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian Верба (Verba), from Ukrainian верба (verba, “willow”). In some cases, a respelling of Czech Vrba and Slovak Vrba, from vrba (“willow”). Ultimately, from Proto-Slavic *vьrba (“willow”).

Origin

Source language: Czech

Word Breakdown

Root: верба, Vrba, *vьrba

Inflected Forms

Verbas (plural)

Rhymes With

sterba

Questions

How do you pronounce verba?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɛɹbə/.
What does verba mean?: A surname.
Where does verba come from?: It is traced to Czech.

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