"verve" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /vɛʁv/ Forms: verves [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Late Latin verva, a variant of Latin verba (“words; discourse; expressions; language”), the plural of verbum (“word”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wérdʰh₁om (“that which is said; utterance, word”), from the verb *wérdʰh₁eti (“to speak, say”), derived from the root *werh₁- + *-dʰh₁eti. Doublet of verbe. Etymology templates: {{root|fr|ine-pro|*werh₁-|*dʰeh₁-}}, {{inh|fr|LL.|verva}} Late Latin verva, {{inh|fr|la|verba|t=words; discourse; expressions; language}} Latin verba (“words; discourse; expressions; language”), {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*werdʰh₁om|*wérdʰh₁om|that which is said; utterance, word}} Proto-Indo-European *wérdʰh₁om (“that which is said; utterance, word”), {{af|ine-pro|^*werh₁-|*-dʰh₁eti|nocat=1}} *werh₁- + *-dʰh₁eti, {{doublet|fr|verbe}} Doublet of verbe Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} verve f (plural verves)
  1. eloquence Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-verve-fr-noun-9T~tzzED
  2. verve, brio Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-verve-fr-noun-ZBxTwQfm Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 41 59

Inflected forms

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    "French terms derived from Latin",
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      "name": "inh"
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        "feminine"
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          "verve#English"
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      "ipa": "/vɛʁv/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "verve"
}

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