eburneus
οἱ τοῖς πέλας ἐπιβουλεύοντες, λανθάνουσι πολλὰκις ὑφ' ἑτέρων τοῦτ' αὐτὸ πάσχοντες → when people plot against their neighbours, they fall victim to the same sort of plot themselves
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
ĕburnĕus: and (mostly poet.) ĕbur-nus, a, um, adj. ebur,
I of ivory.
(a) eburneus: signum, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1; Ov. M. 4, 354: lectus, Suet. Caes. 84: praesepe, id. Calig. 55: quadrigae, id. Ner. 22: tabulae, id. ib. 31 al.; so, tulit eburneos dentes mille, etc., ivory tusks, i. e. elephants' tusks, Liv. 37, 59, 3.—
(b) ebur-nus: humerus, Verg. G. 3, 7: pecten, id. A. 6, 647: vagina, id. ib. 9, 305: porta, id. ib. 6, 699; Hor. C. 3, 27, 41: lyra, id. ib. 2, 11, 22: lecti, id. S. 2, 6, 103: currus, Ov. H. 15, 91: valvae, id. M. 4, 185: sceptrum, id. ib. 1, 178; 7, 103 al.: ensis, i. e. with an ivory hilt, Verg. A. 11, 11.—
B Poet. transf., white as ivory.
(a) eburne-us: eburnea brachia, Ov. Am. 3, 7, 7; cf. so, cervix, id. H. 20, 59: colla, id. M. 3, 422; 4, 335: terga, id. ib. 10, 592.—
(b) ebur-nus: digiti, Prop. 2, 1, 9.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
ĕburnĕus,¹¹ a, um (ebur), d’ivoire : Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1 ; eburnei dentes Liv. 37, 59, 3, défenses d’éléphants || [poét.] blanc comme l’ivoire : Ov. Am. 3, 7, 7 || ou ĕburnus, a, um, Prop., Virg., Hor., Ov. : eburnus ensis Virg. En. 11, 11, épée à garde d’ivoire.
Latin > German (Georges)
eburneus, a, um (ebur), elfenbeinern, I) eig.: signum, Cic.: scipio, Liv. u. Val. Max.: dens, Elefantenzahn, Liv. – II) meton. = weiß wie Elfenbein, brachia, colla, Ov.
Latin > English
eburneus eburnea, eburneum ADJ :: ivory, of ivory; white as ivory, ivory-colored; [dens ~ => elephant tusk]
