Hebe

Hebe

See also: Hébé, hebe, and hebe-

Translingual

Etymology

From the goddess.

Proper noun

Hebe f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae – shrubby veronica – also seen as Veronica sect. Hebe

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Plantaginaceae - family; Veroniceae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Hebe elliptica - type species; for other species see Hebe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Hebe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hebe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Hebe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hebe at USDA Plants database
• Hebe at Tropicos
• Hebe at Encyclopedia of Life
• Veronica sect. Hebe at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Hebe at The Plant List

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English

A statue of Hebe

Hebe astronomical symbol

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē, literally “Youth, Prime of Life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiːbi/
• Rhymes: -iːbi

Proper noun

Hebe

1. (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth, and a daughter of Zeus and Hera. Her Roman counterpart is Juventas.[1]
2. A female given name from Ancient Greek
3. (astronomy) 6 Hebe, a main-belt asteroid.
4. A group of mainly alpine shrubs, of approximately 200 species, found mainly in New Zealand.

Derived terms

• hebephilia

Translations

goddess of youth

Armenian: Հեբե (hy) (Hebe) Cherokee: ᎯᏈ̃ (hiquĩ) French: Hébé (fr) f German: Hebe (de) f Greek: Ήβη (el) f (Ívi) Ancient Greek: Ἥβη f (Hḗbē) Polish: Hebe (pl) f Portuguese: Hebe f Russian: Ге́ба (ru) f (Géba)

a family of alpine plants found mainly in New Zealand

Maori: korohiko

Etymology 2

Short for Hebrew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhiːb/
• Rhymes: -iːb

Noun

Hebe (plural Hebes)

1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) A Jew.
   • 2005, "Creed, OK", Carnivàle episode 17

     Well, that's what you get for betting on a Hebe.
     What did you say?
     I'm just saying
     Max Baer ain't no Jew.

Synonyms

• kike

References

1. Ovid does not detect a unity of Hera (Juno) and Hebe (Juventas): he opens Fasti via with a dispute between Juno and Juventas claiming patronage of the month of June (on-line text).

Anagrams

• heeb

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē), from ἥβη (hḗbē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛ.bɛ/
• Rhymes: -ɛbɛ
• Syllabification: He‧be

Proper noun

Hebe f (indeclinable)

1. (Greek mythology) Hebe
2. (astronomy) Hebe

Further reading

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

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hēbē, from Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē), from ἥβη (hḗbē, “youth”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.bi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.bi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.be/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.b(ɨ)/ [ˈɛ.β(ɨ)]

Proper noun

Hebe f

1. (Greek mythology) Hebe (goddess of youth)
2. a female given name from Ancient Greek

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Turkish

Proper noun

Hebe

1. (Greek mythology) Hebe