ebur

Alternative forms

• ebor (Medieval)

Etymology

Loan word, probably from Egyptian ꜣbw:

but also note Sanskrit इभ (íbha). In any case, probably cognate with Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas, “elephant”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.bur/, [ˈɛ.bʊr]

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Noun

ebur n (genitive eboris); third declension

1. ivory (material)
2. a thing made of ivory.
3. (figuratively) an elephant

References

• ĕbur in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• ebur in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ĕbŭr in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 568/3
• ebur in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• ebur in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
• “ebur” on pages 583–4 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Noun

ebur

1. bird

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *eburaz. Cognates include Old English eofor, Old Norse jǫfurr.

Noun

ebur m

1. boar