Hĭbēres (less correctly, Ibēres), um, m., = Ἴβηρες. Iberians, the Greek name for Spaniards, Cat. 9, 6.—In sing. collect.: me peritus Discet Hiber Rhodanique potor, Hor. C. 2, 20, 20: durus Iber, Luc. 6, 258.—Hence, Hĭbērus (Ib-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Iberians or Spaniards, Iberian, Spanish: gurges, i. e. the Western Ocean, Verg. A. 11, 913; Ov. M. 7, 324: minium, Prop. 2, 3, 11: piscis, i. e. scomber, Hor. S. 2, 8, 46: pastor, i. e. Geryon, Ov. M. 9, 184; cf. vaccae, i. e. Geryon's, id. F. 6, 519: lorica, Hor. C. 1, 29, 15; cf. nodi, Stat. Th. 4, 266.—As subst. Hĭbērus (Ib-), i, m., =Ἴβηρος, the river Iberus in Spain, now the Ebro, Mel. 2, 6, 5; Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 21; 4, 20, 34, § 111; Caes. B. C. 1, 60; Liv. 21, 2; 5; Luc. 4, 23.— Hĭ-bēri (Ib-), ōrum, m., = Hiberes, the Iberians, Spaniards, Verg. G. 3, 408.— Hĭ-bērĭa (Ib-), ae, f., = Ἰβηρία, Iberia, the Greek name of Spain, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 21; Hor. C. 4, 5, 28; 4, 14, 50.— Hĭbērĭcus (Ib-), a, um, adj., Iberic, Spanish: mare, on the eastern side of Spain, Col. 8, 16, 9; Plin. 3, 1, 2, § 6; 4, 20, 34, § 110: terrae, Sid. Carm. 23, 164: funes, Hor. Epod. 4, 3.— Hĭbērĭăcus (Ib-), a, um, adj., Iberic, Spanish: terrae, Sil. 13, 510.— Hĭbē-rīna, ae, f., a female Iberian, a Spanish woman, Juv. 6, 53.— An Asiatic people near Mount Caucasus, neighbors of the Colchians, in modern Georgia, Mel. 3, 5, 6.—In sing. collect.: Armeniae praetentus Hiber, Val. Fl. 5, 166; so id. 6, 750.—Called also Hĭbērĭ, ōrum, Mel. 1, 2, 5; Tac. A. 6, 33; Flor. 3, 5, 21.—And sing., Hĭbērus, i, m., an Iberian, Val. Fl. 7, 235.—Hence, Hĭbērĭa (Ib-), ae, f., the country of Iberia, near the Caucasus (now Georgia), Plin. 6, 4, 4, § 12; 6, 10, 11, § 29; 6, 13, 15, § 40; Hor. Epod. 5, 21; Val. Fl. 6, 120.