eburneus

Latin

Alternative forms

• eburnus

Etymology

ebur +‎ -eus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /eˈbur.ne.us/, [ɛˈbʊrneʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈbur.ne.us/, [eˈburneus]

Adjective

eburneus (feminine eburnea, neuter eburneum); first/second-declension adjective

1. of ivory
2. white as ivory

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	eburneus	eburnea	eburneum		eburneī	eburneae	eburnea
Genitive	eburneī	eburneae	eburneī		eburneōrum	eburneārum	eburneōrum
Dative	eburneō		eburneō		eburneīs
Accusative	eburneum	eburneam	eburneum		eburneōs	eburneās	eburnea
Ablative	eburneō	eburneā	eburneō		eburneīs
Vocative	eburnee	eburnea	eburneum		eburneī	eburneae	eburnea

Descendants

• French: éburnéen, éburnéenne
• Italian: eburneo
• Portuguese: ebúrneo
• Spanish: ebúrneo, ebúrnea

References

• “eburneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “eburneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• eburneus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.