eburneus

eburneus

Latin

Alternative forms

• eburnus

Etymology

ebur +‎ -eus

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /eˈbur.ne.us/, [ɛˈbʊr.ne.ʊs]

Adjective

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

1. of ivory
2. white as ivory

Inflection

First/second declension.

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	eburneae	eburneō		eburneīs	eburneīs	eburneīs
Accusative	eburneum	eburneam	eburneum		eburneōs	eburneās	eburnea
Ablative	eburneō	eburneā	eburneō		eburneīs	eburneīs	eburneīs
Vocative	eburnee	eburnea	eburneum		eburneī	eburneae	eburnea

Descendants

• French: éburnéen, éburnéenne
• Italian: eburneo
• 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