ébènecommon nounadjectiveverbSyllable DecompositionébèneEtymologyexpandborrowed from Latin ebenus (ebony; wood of the ebony tree), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ἔβενος ébenos, of Egyptian origin.Definitions1. First person singular of the present indicative of ébéner.expand2. Third person singular of the present indicative of ébéner.expand3. First person singular of the present subjunctive of ébéner.expand4. Third person singular of the present subjunctive of ébéner.expand5. Second person singular of the imperative of ébéner.expandSee alsoébènes (v.) ébène (cn.)