LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

hebenus

hebenus m (genitive hebenī)
Classical[ˈhɛ.bɛ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.be.nus]

Meaning

  1. masculineebony

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehebenushebenī
ebenī
genitivehebenī
ebenī		hebenōrum
ebenōrum
dativehebenō
ebenō		hebenīs
ebenīs
accusativehebenum
ebenum		hebenōs
ebenōs
ablativehebenō
ebenō		hebenīs
ebenīs
vocativehebene
ebene		hebenī
ebenī

hĕbĕnus (less correctly ĕbĕnus, Rib. Prol. Verg. p. 421), i. f., Gr. ἕβενος, ἔβενος,
I. the ebon-tree, ebony: Diospyros ebenum, Linn.; Plin. 16, 40, 76, § 204; 6, 30, 35, § 197; Verg. G. 2, 117; Ov. M. 11, 610; Pers. 5, 135; cf. Isid. Orig. 17, 7, 36.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἕβενος (hébenos), ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj.

Descendants
  • Catalaneben
  • Englishebonyfrom Middle English ebenif
  • Frenchébène
  • Italianebano
  • Portugueseébano
  • Spanishébano
  • Czecheben
  • Galicianébano
  • Middle High Germanebēnus
  • Middle High Germanebenus

Quick answers

What does hebenus mean in Latin?
hebenus, a noun, means “ebony”.
What is the genitive of hebenus?
The genitive singular is hebenī. hebenus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce hebenus?
In classical Latin, [ˈhɛ.bɛ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.be.nus].