heban

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hebenus, from Ancient Greek ἕβενος (hébenos), from Egyptian hbnj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛ.ban/

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• Rhymes: -ɛban
• Syllabification: he‧ban

Noun

heban m inan

1. ebony (tree)
2. ebony (wood)

Declension

Declension of heban

	singular	plural
nominative	heban	hebany
genitive	hebanu	hebanów
dative	hebanowi	hebanom
accusative	heban	hebany
instrumental	hebanem	hebanami
locative	hebanie	hebanach
vocative	hebanie	hebany

Derived terms

adjective

• hebanowy

 

noun

• hebanowiec

 

Further reading

• heban in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• heban in Polish dictionaries at PWN