LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

eburneus

eburneus (feminine eburnea, neuter eburneum)
Classical[ɛˈbʊr.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈbur.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof ivory
  2. adjectivewhite as ivory

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeeburneuseburnea
eburna		eburneum
eburnum
genitiveeburneī
eburnī		eburneae
eburnae		eburneī
eburnī
dativeeburneō
eburnō		eburneae
eburnae		eburneō
eburnō
accusativeeburneum
eburnum		eburneam
eburnam		eburneum
eburnum
ablativeeburneō
eburnō		eburneā
eburnā		eburneō
eburnō
vocativeeburnee
eburne		eburnea
eburna		eburneum
eburnum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeeburneī
eburnī		eburneae
eburnae		eburnea
eburna
genitiveeburneōrum
eburnōrum		eburneārum
eburnārum		eburneōrum
eburnōrum
dativeeburneīs
eburnīs		eburneīs
eburnīs		eburneīs
eburnīs
accusativeeburneōs
eburnōs		eburneās
eburnās		eburnea
eburna
ablativeeburneīs
eburnīs		eburneīs
eburnīs		eburneīs
eburnīs
vocativeeburneī
eburnī		eburneae
eburnae		eburnea
eburna

ĕburnĕus, and (mostly poet.) ĕbur-nus, a, um, adj. ebur,
I. of ivory.
(a). eburneus: signum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1; Ov. M. 4, 354: lectus, Suet. Caes. 84: praesepe, id. Calig. 55: quadrigae, id. Ner. 22: tabulae, id. ib. 31 al.; so, tulit eburneos dentes mille, etc., ivory tusks, i. e. elephants' tusks, Liv. 37, 59, 3.—
(b). ebur-nus: humerus, Verg. G. 3, 7: pecten, id. A. 6, 647: vagina, id. ib. 9, 305: porta, id. ib. 6, 699; Hor. C. 3, 27, 41: lyra, id. ib. 2, 11, 22: lecti, id. S. 2, 6, 103: currus, Ov. H. 15, 91: valvae, id. M. 4, 185: sceptrum, id. ib. 1, 178; 7, 103 al.: ensis, i. e. with an ivory hilt, Verg. A. 11, 11.—
B. Poet. transf., white as ivory.
(a). eburne-us: eburnea brachia, Ov. Am. 3, 7, 7; cf. so, cervix, id. H. 20, 59: colla, id. M. 3, 422; 4, 335: terga, id. ib. 10, 592.—
(b). ebur-nus: digiti, Prop. 2, 1, 9.

Origins

  1. Proto-Afroasiatic*leb-
  2. Egyptianꜣbw
  3. Demotic Egyptianybbor.?
  4. Latineburneus

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin eburnus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin eburneus From eburnus + -eus.

Descendants
  • Catalaneburni
  • Englishivory
  • Frenchéburnéen
  • Italianeburneo
  • Portugueseebúrneo
  • Spanishebúrneo
  • Galicianebúrneo

Quick answers

What does eburneus mean in Latin?
eburneus, a adjective, means “of ivory; white as ivory”.
How do you pronounce eburneus?
In classical Latin, [ɛˈbʊr.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈbur.ne.us].
Where does eburneus come from?
Proto-Afroasiatic *leb- → Egyptian ꜣbw → Demotic Egyptian ybbor.? → Latin eburneus.