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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Ancient Greek Ἕβουδαι (Héboudai), islands mentioned by Ptolemy and Pliny, likely the Hebrides.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hebudēs f pl (genitive Hebudum); third declension

  1. the Hebrides

Declension

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Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Hebudēs
Genitive Hebudum
Dative Hebudibus
Accusative Hebudēs
Ablative Hebudibus
Vocative Hebudēs

References

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  • Hebudes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Hebudes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly