LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Ebora

Ebora f sg (genitive Eborae)
Classical[ˈɛ.bɔ.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.bo.ra]

Meaning

  1. femininesingulara city in Lusitania, now Évora

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeEbora—
genitiveEborae—
dativeEborae—
accusativeEboram—
ablativeEborā—
vocativeEbora—
locativeEborae—

Ebŏra, ae, f.
I. A castle in Spain, perh. the present Ixar, Mel. 3, 1, 8; Cic. Att. 16, 4, 2: ex conjec. Turneb. (Bait. Baream).—
II. A municipium in Lusitania, also called Libertas Julia, now Ebora, Mel. 3, 1, 4; Plin. 4, 22, 35, § 117.

Origins

Borrowed from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew”). Compare Latin Eboracum (“York”).

Descendants
  • PortugueseÉvorafrom Old Galician-Portuguese Evora

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyEboraEbora (Ἔβουρα: Evora, Ru.), an important inland city of Lusitania, on the high road from Augusta. Emerita (Mecida) to Olisipo (Lisbon). It was a munic…

Quick answers

What does Ebora mean in Latin?
Ebora, a proper noun, means “a city in Lusitania, now Évora”.
What is the genitive of Ebora?
The genitive singular is Eborae. Ebora is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Ebora?
In classical Latin, [ˈɛ.bɔ.ra]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.bo.ra].