Hebe
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From the goddess.
Proper noun edit
Hebe f
- Shrubby veronica
- (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae.
- A taxonomic section within the family Plantaginaceae – Veronica sect. Hebe.
Hypernyms edit
- (section): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Lamiales - order; Plantaginaceae - family; Veroniceae - tribe; Veronica - genus; Veronica subg. Pseudoveronica - subgenus
Hyponyms edit
- (section): Hebe elliptica - type species; for other species see Hebe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References edit
- Hebe (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hebe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Hebe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Hebe at USDA Plants database
- Hebe at Tropicos
- Hebe at Encyclopedia of Life
- Veronica sect. Hebe at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Hebe at Plants of the World Online
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē, literally “Youth, Prime of Life”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hebe
- (Greek mythology) The goddess of youth, and a daughter of Zeus and Hera. Her Roman counterpart is Juventas.[1]
- A female given name from Ancient Greek
- (astronomy) 6 Hebe, a main-belt asteroid.
Translations edit
goddess of youth
Etymology 2 edit
Short for Hebrew.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Hebe (plural Hebes)
- (slang, derogatory, offensive) A Jew.
- 2005, “Creed, OK”, in Carnivàle, episode 17:
- Well, that's what you get for betting on a Hebe.
What did you say?
I'm just saying
Max Baer ain't no Jew.
Synonyms edit
References edit
- ^ Ovid does not detect a unity of Hera (Juno) and Hebe (Juventas): he opens Fasti via with a dispute between Juno and Juventas claiming patronage of the month of June (on-line text).
Anagrams edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē), from ἥβη (hḗbē).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hebe f (indeclinable)
Further reading edit
- Hebe in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin Hēbē, from Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē), from ἥβη (hḗbē, “youth”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hebe f
- (Greek mythology) Hebe (goddess of youth)
- a female given name from Ancient Greek
Turkish edit
Proper noun edit
Hebe