Latin

Alternative forms

• Ibērus

Proper noun

Hibērus m ‎(genitive Hibērī); second declension

1. the River Iberus, now the Ebro (a river in Hispania Tarraconensis that flows into the Mediterranean)

Declension

Second declension.

Derived terms

• Hibēra

Descendants

• Catalan: Ebre
• Portuguese: Ebro
• Spanish: Ebro

References

• IBE´RUS in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “Hĭbērus” and “Hĭbēres I.A.1” in Lewis & Short’s Latin Dictionary (1879)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “2 Ĭbērus ou Hĭbērus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 764/1.
• “Hibērus¹” on page 794/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Etymology 2

Formed by suffixation: Hibēr ‎(“an Iberian”) +‎ -us ‎(suffix forming adjectives); later substantivised.

Adjective

Hibērus m ‎(feminine Hibēra, neuter Hibērum); first/second declension

1. Iberian (of or pertaining to Hibērēs)

Declension

First/second declension.

Synonyms

• (Iberian): Hibēriacus, Hibēricus

Derived terms

• Hibērōnēus
• piscis Hibērus

Noun

Hibērus m ‎(genitive Hibērī); second declension

1. an Iberian

Declension

Second declension.

Synonyms

• (an Iberian): Hibēr

References

• Hiberus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “1 Ĭbērus ou Hĭbērus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 764/1.
• “Hĭbērus” and “Hĭbēres I.A, I.A.2, II” in Lewis & Short’s Latin Dictionary (1879)
• “Hibērus²” on page 794/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)