# eben
## English
### Adjective

eben (comparative more eben, superlative most eben)
* Pronunciation spelling of even, representing African-American English.

### Adverb

eben (comparative more eben, superlative most eben)
* Pronunciation spelling of even, representing African-American English.

### Anagrams

* Bene, NEbE, been, bene, neeb

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ebenus. Doublet of banús.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈe.βən]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ˈe.bən]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈe.ben]

### Noun

eben m (plural ébens)
* ebony (tree, wood, color)
    Synonym: banús

#### Derived terms

* ebenista

### Further reading

* “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
### Etymology

From Latin ebenus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛbɛn]
* Hyphenation: eben

### Noun

eben m inan
* ebony (tree, wood, color)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “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
### Alternative forms

* ebent (dialectal)

### Etymology

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

* IPA: /eːbən/, [ˈeːbən], [ˈeːbm̩]
* (nonstandard) IPA: /ˈeːbənt/, [ˈeː(b)m̩t]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -eːbən

### Adjective

eben (strong nominative masculine singular ebener or ebner, comparative ebener or ebner, superlative am ebensten)
* flat, smooth, even (of a surface)

#### Declension
### Adverb

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

* ebenda

#### Related terms

* neben

### Further reading

* “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
### Etymology

eb (“dog”) +‎ -en (“on”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛbɛn]
* Hyphenation: eben

### Noun

eben
* superessive singular of eb

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French ébène, from Latin ebenus.

### Noun

eben n (uncountable)
* ebony

#### Declension
## Turkish
### Noun

eben
* second-person singular possessive of ebe