"ebur" meaning in Latin

See ebur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɛ.bʊr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɛː.bur] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *leb- Egyptian ꜣbw Demotic ybbor. Latin ebur Loan word, probably from Demotic yb (“ivory, Elephantine”), from Egyptian Ab-b-w-E26 (ꜣbw, “ivory, elephant, Elephantine”). Compare Coptic ⲓⲏⲃ (iēb, “Elephantine”); also note Sanskrit इभ (íbha) and Tigre ኣቦት (ʾabot). In any case, probably cognate with the second half of Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas, “elephant”) Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:bor|egx-dem:yb<ety:inh<egy:ꜣbw>>|id=ivory|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *leb- Egyptian ꜣbw Demotic ybbor. Latin ebur, {{bor|la|egx-dem|yb||ivory, Elephantine}} Demotic yb (“ivory, Elephantine”), {{der|la|egy|ꜣbw|<hiero>Ab-b-w-E26</hiero>|ivory, elephant, Elephantine|tr=ꜣbw}} Egyptian Ab-b-w-E26 (ꜣbw, “ivory, elephant, Elephantine”), {{cog|cop|ⲓⲏⲃ|t=Elephantine}} Coptic ⲓⲏⲃ (iēb, “Elephantine”), {{cog|tig|ኣቦት}} Tigre ኣቦት (ʾabot) Head templates: {{la-noun|ebur/ebor<3.N>}} ebur n (genitive eboris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ebur/ebor<3.N>}} Forms: eboris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ebur [nominative, singular], ebora [nominative, plural], eboris [genitive, singular], eborum [genitive, plural], eborī [dative, singular], eboribus [dative, plural], ebur [accusative, singular], ebora [accusative, plural], ebore [ablative, singular], eboribus [ablative, plural], ebur [singular, vocative], ebora [plural, vocative], ebor [alternative, Medieval-Latin]
  1. ivory (material) Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-ebur-la-noun-tYH-vLkk
  2. a thing made of ivory. Tags: declension-3, neuter
    Sense id: en-ebur-la-noun-KPGgMnhY Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Teeth Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 5 90 5 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 5 93 3 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 27 50 22 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 5 91 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 91 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 95 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 5 90 5 Disambiguation of Teeth: 35 57 8
  3. (figuratively) an elephant Tags: declension-3, figuratively, neuter Synonyms: elephantus, elephās
    Sense id: en-ebur-la-noun-i5S5YNd5 Categories (other): Elephants Disambiguation of Elephants: 8 39 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: eborārius, eboreus, eburātus, eburneus

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "eborārius"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "eboreus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "eburātus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "eburneus"
    }
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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Afroasiatic *leb-\nEgyptian ꜣbw\nDemotic ybbor.\nLatin ebur",
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      "name": "der"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "eboribus",
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
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        "vocative"
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    },
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      "form": "ebor",
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      ]
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    }
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        "ivory (material)"
      ],
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          "ivory",
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        ]
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      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "5 90 5",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "5 93 3",
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          "name": "Teeth",
          "orig": "la:Teeth",
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        }
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        "a thing made of ivory."
      ],
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    },
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          "name": "Elephants",
          "orig": "la:Elephants",
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      ],
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        "(figuratively) an elephant"
      ],
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        {
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        },
        {
          "word": "elephās"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛ.bʊr]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛː.bur]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ebur"
}
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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin neuter nouns",
    "Latin neuter nouns in the third declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms borrowed from Demotic",
    "Latin terms derived from Demotic",
    "Latin terms derived from Egyptian",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Afroasiatic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin third declension nouns",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "eborārius"
    },
    {
      "word": "eboreus"
    },
    {
      "word": "eburātus"
    },
    {
      "word": "eburneus"
    }
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      "name": "der"
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        "1": "cop",
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      "args": {
        "1": "tig",
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      },
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Afroasiatic *leb-\nEgyptian ꜣbw\nDemotic ybbor.\nLatin ebur\nLoan word, probably from Demotic yb (“ivory, Elephantine”), from Egyptian Ab-b-w-E26 (ꜣbw, “ivory, elephant, Elephantine”). Compare Coptic ⲓⲏⲃ (iēb, “Elephantine”); also note Sanskrit इभ (íbha) and Tigre ኣቦት (ʾabot).\nIn any case, probably cognate with the second half of Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas, “elephant”)",
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      "form": "eboris",
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    },
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "eborī",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ebur",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "ebora",
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "form": "eboribus",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "ivory (material)"
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          "ivory"
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        "declension-3",
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      "glosses": [
        "a thing made of ivory."
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    },
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        "an elephant"
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        "(figuratively) an elephant"
      ],
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          "word": "elephās"
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    {
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈɛː.bur]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}

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