eboreus

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Latin

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Etymology

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ebur +‎ -eus

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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eboreus (feminine eborea, neuter eboreum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (relational) ivory

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative eboreus eborea eboreum eboreī eboreae eborea
Genitive eboreī eboreae eboreī eboreōrum eboreārum eboreōrum
Dative eboreō eboreō eboreīs
Accusative eboreum eboream eboreum eboreōs eboreās eborea
Ablative eboreō eboreā eboreō eboreīs
Vocative eboree eborea eboreum eboreī eboreae eborea

Descendants

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  • Italian: avorio
  • Aragonese: vori
  • Catalan: ivori, vori
  • Occitan: evòri
  • French: ivoire
  • Old Irish: ebur

References

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  • eboreus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • eboreus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.