Hebe

See also: Hébé, hebe, and hebe-

Translingual

Etymology

From the goddess.

Proper noun

Hebe f

A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae – shrubby veronica – also seen as Veronica sect. Hebe

Hypernyms

(genus): 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

Hyponyms

(genus): Hebe elliptica - type species; for other species see Hebe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

Hebe 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 The Plant List

English

A statue of Hebe

Hebe astronomical symbol

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē, literally “Youth, Prime of Life”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhiːbi/
Rhymes: -iːbi

Proper noun

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.
A group of mainly alpine shrubs, of approximately 200 species, found mainly in New Zealand.

Derived terms

hebephilia

Translations

goddess of youth

Armenian: Հեբե (hy) (Hebe)
Cherokee: ᎯᏈ̃ (hiquĩ)
French: Hébé (fr) f
German: Hebe (de) f
Greek: Ήβη (el) f (Ívi)
Ancient Greek: Ἥβη f (Hḗbē)
Polish: Hebe (pl) f
Portuguese: Hebe f
Russian: Ге́ба (ru) f (Géba)

a family of alpine plants found mainly in New Zealand

Maori: korohiko

Etymology 2

Short for Hebrew.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhiːb/
Rhymes: -iːb

Noun

Hebe (plural Hebes)

(slang, derogatory, offensive) A Jew.
- 2005, "Creed, OK", 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

kike

References

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

heeb

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē), from ἥβη (hḗbē).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɛ.bɛ/
Rhymes: -ɛbɛ
Syllabification: He‧be

Proper noun

Hebe f (indeclinable)

(Greek mythology) Hebe
(astronomy) Hebe

Further reading

Hebe in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
Hebe in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hēbē, from Ancient Greek Ἥβη (Hḗbē), from ἥβη (hḗbē, “youth”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.bi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.be/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛ.b(ɨ)/ [ˈɛ.β(ɨ)]

Proper noun

Hebe f

(Greek mythology) Hebe (goddess of youth)
a female given name from Ancient Greek

Turkish

Proper noun

Hebe

(Greek mythology) Hebe

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