Eber
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hebrew עֵבֶר (ʿéver)
Proper noun edit
Eber
Anagrams edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German ëber, from Old High German ebur, from Proto-West Germanic *ebur, from Proto-Germanic *eburaz, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-r-.
Cognate with Dutch ever, Latin aper, Serbo-Croatian vepar. Despite the similarity in form and meaning, not related to obsolete dialectal Bär (“boar”) (which see), nor to Bär (“bear”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Eber m (strong, genitive Ebers, plural Eber)
Declension edit
Declension of Eber [masculine, strong]
Related terms edit
- Zuchteber (“herd boar”)
Further reading edit
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Biblical Hebrew עֵבֶר (Éver).
Proper noun edit
Eber m