Urbe

See also: urbe

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈur.be/
• Rhymes: -urbe
• Hyphenation: Ùr‧be

Etymology 1

Alternative letter form of urbe (“city”), borrowed from Latin urbem, which commonly referred to Rome.

Proper noun

Urbe f

1. nickname for Rome: the capital of Italy

   Aeroporto dell'Urbe ― Rome's Airport

Etymology 2

From the river Orba, later reanalyzed as coming from Latin urbem, as above. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Urbe f

1. a small town in Savona, Liguria

Further reading

• Urbe (Italia) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Anagrams

• bure