Meaning
Jew
In a sentence
Il mio vicino è ebreo e parla italiano.
My neighbor is Jewish and speaks Italian.
Mio nonno era un ebreo fuggito dalla Germania.
My grandfather was a Jew who fled from Germany.
Non conosco nessun ebreo in questa città.
I don't know any Jewish person in this city.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ebreo | masculine · singular |
| ebrei | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Capitalized Ebreo can refer to the Hebrew language; lowercase ebreo usually refers to a Jewish person or something Jewish.
- As an adjective, it agrees in gender and number: ebreo, ebrea, ebrei, ebree.
- In modern usage, ebraico is often preferred for the language: lingua ebraica is more common than lingua ebrea.