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Adjective [Old High German]

IPA: /ˈe.ban/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz, whence also Old Saxon eƀan, Old English efn, Old Norse jafn, Gothic 𐌹𐌱𐌽𐍃 (ibns). Etymology templates: {{inh|goh|gmw-pro|*ebn}} Proto-West Germanic *ebn, {{inh|goh|gem-pro|*ebnaz}} Proto-Germanic *ebnaz, {{cog|osx|eƀan}} Old Saxon eƀan, {{cog|ang|efn}} Old English efn, {{cog|non|jafn}} Old Norse jafn, {{cog|got|𐌹𐌱𐌽𐍃}} Gothic 𐌹𐌱𐌽𐍃 (ibns) Head templates: {{head|goh|adjective|head=|sort=}} eban, {{goh-adj}} eban
  1. plain, even Derived forms: ebano
    Sense id: en-eban-goh-adj-md62xRKS Categories (other): Old High German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Noun [Proto-West Germanic]

Etymology: Borrowed by Latin hebenus (“ebony”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|gmw-pro|grc|egy}}, {{bor|gmw-pro|la|hebenus|t=ebony}} Latin hebenus (“ebony”) Head templates: {{head|gmw-pro|noun|g=n}} *eban n Inflection templates: {{gmw-infl-noun-a|g=m}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], eban [nominative, singular], ebana [nominative, singular], ebanōs [nominative, plural], eban [accusative, singular], ebana [accusative, singular], ebanā [accusative, plural], ebanas [genitive, singular], ebanō [genitive, plural], ebanē [dative, singular], ebanum [dative, plural], ebanu [instrumental, singular], ebanum [instrumental, plural]
  1. ebony Tags: neuter, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-eban-gmw-pro-noun-XR1E9UOO Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header Derived forms: → Norwegian: ibenholt, → Danish: ibenholt (confused with MLG îbenholt) (english: yew), ebbehout [Afrikaans], ebbenhout [Dutch], ebenhout (alt: arcahaic) [Dutch], ebenhout [Dutch, Middle], ebeenhout [Dutch, Middle], Ebenholz (english: see there for further descendants) [German], ebanaholt Derived forms (Low German): ebenholt Derived forms (Middle High German): ebenholz Derived forms (Middle Low German): ebenholt Derived forms (Old Dutch): ebanholt Derived forms (Old High German): ebanholz Derived forms (Old Saxon): ebanholt
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          "lang_code": "gsw",
          "word": "ëben"
        },
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          "word": "ébane"
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          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "eben"
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        "plain, even"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈe.ban/"
    }
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}

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      "form": "ebanō",
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      "form": "ebanē",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "ebanum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ebanu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ebanum",
      "source": "inflection",
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      },
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  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/eban",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
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        }
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          "sense": "Low German",
          "word": "ebenholt"
        },
        {
          "word": "→ Norwegian: ibenholt"
        },
        {
          "english": "yew",
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          "translation": "yew",
          "word": "→ Danish: ibenholt"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ebbehout"
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "english": "see there for further descendants",
          "tags": [
            "German"
          ],
          "translation": "see there for further descendants",
          "word": "Ebenholz"
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          "word": "ebanaholt"
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          "sense": "Middle Low German",
          "word": "ebenholt"
        },
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          "sense": "Old Saxon",
          "word": "ebanholt"
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          "word": "ebanholt"
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          "sense": "Middle High German",
          "word": "ebenholz"
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        {
          "sense": "Old High German",
          "word": "ebanholz"
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        "ebony"
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        "neuter",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
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}
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          "lang_code": "gsw",
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          "lang_code": "de",
          "word": "eben"
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      "word": "eben"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "got",
        "2": "𐌹𐌱𐌽𐍃"
      },
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz, whence also Old Saxon eƀan, Old English efn, Old Norse jafn, Gothic 𐌹𐌱𐌽𐍃 (ibns).",
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        "Old High German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old High German lemmas",
        "Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
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      ],
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          "even"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.ban/"
    }
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  "word": "eban"
}

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      "word": "ebenholt"
    },
    {
      "word": "→ Norwegian: ibenholt"
    },
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      "english": "yew",
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      "sense": "Middle High German",
      "word": "ebenholz"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Old High German",
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      "form": "a-stem",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ebana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ebanōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "eban",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ebana",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ebanā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ebanō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ebanē",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ebanum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ebanu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ebanum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gmw-pro",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "*eban n",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "m"
      },
      "name": "gmw-infl-noun-a"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-West Germanic",
  "lang_code": "gmw-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/eban",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-West Germanic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-West Germanic lemmas",
        "Proto-West Germanic masculine a-stem nouns",
        "Proto-West Germanic neuter nouns",
        "Proto-West Germanic nouns",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms borrowed from Latin",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Egyptian",
        "Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Latin",
        "gmw-pro:Woods"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ebony"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ebony",
          "ebony"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "eban"
}

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