ebony

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
2. (countable, usually) A tree that yields such wood.
3. (countable, uncountable, usually) A deep, dark black colour.
4. (uncountable, usually) Dark skin colour.
5. (countable, usually) A black key on a piano or other keyboard instrument (as opposed to ivory).

Adj

1. Made of ebony wood.
2. A deep, dark black colour.
3. Dark-skinned; black; especially in reference to African-Americans.

Concepten

ebbenhout

ebben

ebbehout

ebbehouten

ebbenhouten

ebbenboom

Synoniemen

ebon

ebony tree

jet-black

pitch black

soot black

coal black

Diospyros ebenum

sable

jet black

Ebenaceae

common persimmon

American persimmon

possum tree

black

possum-wood

blackness

blackwood

coal-black

jet

pitch-black

raven

become black

Negro

Vertalingen

ébène

Ebenholz

ébano

abanoz

ébénier

tiefschwarz

ebenholzfarben

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɛb.ən.i/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: ebenif

In summary

From earlier heben, hebeny, from Middle English ebenif, hebenyf (influenced by Late Latin hebeninus), from Ecclesiastical Latin ebenius (“of ebony”), from Latin hebenus (“ebon tree”), from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos), from Egyptian hbnj, U13:n-Z4:M3

Zinnen

The organ of this cathedral is made of ebony , except the pipes of course .

Het orgel van deze kathedraal is gemaakt van ebbenhout, behalve de pijpen natuurlijk.