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ebur.

ivory; object/statue of ivory; curule chair (of magistrate); elephant/tusk;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɛ.bʊr]Classical-Latin[ˈɛː.bur]

  1. ivory (material)

    declension-3 · neuter

  2. a thing made of ivory.

    declension-3 · neuter

  3. an elephant

    declension-3 · figuratively · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *leb- Egyptian ꜣbw Demotic Egyptian ybbor.? Latin ebur Loan word, probably from Demotic Egyptian yb (“ivory, Elephantine”), from Egyptian Ab-b-w-E26 (ꜣbw, “ivory, elephant, Elephantine”). Compare Coptic ⲓⲏⲃ (iēb, “Elephantine”); also note Sanskrit इभ (ibha) and Tigre ኣቦት (ʾabot). In any case, probably cognate with the second half of Ancient Greek ἐλέφας (eléphas, “elephant”)

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