Hebe

See also: Hébé, hebe, and hebe-

Translingual

Veronica elliptica (syn. Hebe elliptica)

Etymology

From the goddess.

Proper noun

Hebe f

Shrubby veronica
1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Plantaginaceae.
2. A taxonomic section within the family Plantaginaceae – Veronica sect. Hebe.

Hypernyms

(section): 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; Veronica - genus; Veronica subg. Pseudoveronica - subgenus

Hyponyms

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

References

Hebe (plant) 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 Plants of the World Online

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.

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)
Japanese: ヘーベー (Hēbē)
Korean: 헤베 (Hebe)
Polish: Hebe (pl) f
Portuguese: Hebe f
Russian: Ге́ба (ru) f (Géba)

asteroid

Chinese:
Mandarin: 韶神星 (Sháoshénxīng)
Italian: Ebe (it) f
Russian: Ге́ба (ru) f (Géba)

Etymology 2

Short for Hebrew.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhiːb/
Rhymes: -iːb

Noun

Hebe (plural Hebes)

(slang, derogatory, offensive) A Jew.
- 2005, “Creed, OK”, in 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 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.bɨ/ [ˈɛ.βɨ]

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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