théorbe
French, noun/te.ɔʁb/
théorbe is a French masculine noun meaning “theorbo” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Variante orthographique de téorbe (instrument de musique)”.
What does théorbe mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetheorbo
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de téorbe (instrument de musique).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of théorbe
- théorbes plural
- téorbe alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce théorbe?
- /te.ɔʁb/
- \te.ɔʁb\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to théorbe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is théorbe in French?
théorbe appears about once in every 18 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).