propolis
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin propolis, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “suburb; propolis”) (apparently because the material was used by bees to extend their hives), from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pro-”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpropolis (uncountable)
- An aromatic glue-like substance produced by honeybees from tree resin, waxes, and their own secretions, used in the construction of their hives.
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French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin propolis, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “suburb; propolis”), from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pro-”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpropolis f (uncountable)
Further reading
edit- “propolis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
editEtymology 1
editCognate with Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “bee glue”)
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpro.po.lis/, [ˈprɔpɔlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpro.po.lis/, [ˈprɔːpolis]
Noun
editpropolis m (genitive propolis); third declension
- bee-glue, propolis
Declension
editThird-declension noun (i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | propolis | propolēs |
Genitive | propolis | propolium |
Dative | propolī | propolibus |
Accusative | propolin | propolēs propolīs |
Ablative | propole | propolibus |
Vocative | propolis | propolēs |
Etymology 2
editNoun
editpropōlīs
References
edit- “propolis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- propolis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin propolis, from Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpropolis m inan (related adjective propolisowy)
- bee glue, propolis
- Synonym: kit pszczeli
Declension
editsingular | |
---|---|
nominative | propolis |
genitive | propolisu |
dative | propolisowi |
accusative | propolis |
instrumental | propolisem |
locative | propolisie |
vocative | propolisie |
Further reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French propolis.
Noun
editpropolis n (uncountable)
Declension
editsingular | ||
---|---|---|
n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) propolis | propolisul |
genitive/dative | (unui) propolis | propolisului |
vocative | propolisule |
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- pl:Beekeeping
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