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English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]eben (comparative more eben, superlative most eben)
- Pronunciation spelling of even, representing African-American English.
Adverb
[edit]eben (comparative more eben, superlative most eben)
- Pronunciation spelling of even, representing African-American English.
Anagrams
[edit]Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin ebenus. Doublet of banús.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]eben m (plural ébens)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “eben” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “eben”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “eben” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “eben” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]eben m inan
- ebony (tree, wood, color)
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “eben”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “eben”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “eben” in Akademický slovník současné češtiny, 2012-, slovnikcestiny.cz
- “eben”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The adjective is from Middle High German eben, from Old High German eban, the adverb from ebano; from Proto-West Germanic *ebn, from Proto-Germanic *ebnaz and its adverb equivalent. Cognate with Low German even, Dutch even, effen, English even, Danish jævn.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /eːbən/, [ˈeːbən], [ˈeːbm̩]
- (nonstandard) IPA(key): /ˈeːbənt/, [ˈeː(b)m̩t]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -eːbən
Adjective
[edit]eben (strong nominative masculine singular ebener or ebner, comparative ebener or ebner, superlative am ebensten)
Declension
[edit]Positive forms of eben
Comparative forms of eben
Superlative forms of eben
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist am ebensten | sie ist am ebensten | es ist am ebensten | sie sind am ebensten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | ebenster | ebenste | ebenstes | ebenste |
genitive | ebensten | ebenster | ebensten | ebenster | |
dative | ebenstem | ebenster | ebenstem | ebensten | |
accusative | ebensten | ebenste | ebenstes | ebenste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der ebenste | die ebenste | das ebenste | die ebensten |
genitive | des ebensten | der ebensten | des ebensten | der ebensten | |
dative | dem ebensten | der ebensten | dem ebensten | den ebensten | |
accusative | den ebensten | die ebenste | das ebenste | die ebensten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein ebenster | eine ebenste | ein ebenstes | (keine) ebensten |
genitive | eines ebensten | einer ebensten | eines ebensten | (keiner) ebensten | |
dative | einem ebensten | einer ebensten | einem ebensten | (keinen) ebensten | |
accusative | einen ebensten | eine ebenste | ein ebenstes | (keine) ebensten |
Adverb
[edit]eben
- (modal particle) so, just, simply, indicating that something is generally known, or cannot be changed, or the like; often untranslatable
- Synonym: halt
- Er ist eben ein Idiot...
- So he's an idiot...
- Dann müssen wir eben härter arbeiten.
- Then we'll just have to work harder.
- (modal particle) just, quickly, indicating that something is done fast or without much complication
- Synonym: kurz
- Ich geh mal eben zur Theke.
- I'll just go to the bar.
- Könnten Sie mir vielleicht eben helfen?
- Could you maybe help me out really quickly?
- just; a moment ago
- Wo ist denn dein Mann? Der saß doch eben noch hier.
- Where's your husband? He was sitting here just a minute ago.
- (literary, with dieser) exactly, very
- Synonym: genau
- Es sollte eben diese Entscheidung sein, die ihn in den Bankrott treiben würde.
- It would be this very decision that drove him into bankruptcy.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “eben (flach, glatt)” in Duden online
- “eben (genau, gerade)” in Duden online
- “eben (soeben, vorhin, schnell)” in Duden online
- “eben” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Hungarian
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[edit]eben
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French ébène, from Latin ebenus.
Noun
[edit]eben n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit] declension of eben (singular only)
Turkish
[edit]Noun
[edit]eben
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