Masculine

hebreu

Meaning

Hebrew (person)

Frequency

28k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eˈbɾew/
Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ebreo, ebreu (“Hebrew, Jew”), a semi-learned borrowing from Latin hebraeus (-vr- would be expected in an inherited term), from Ancient Greek Ἑβραῖος (Hebraîos), from Hebrew עִבְרִי (“Hebrew”).

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