Italian edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Latin alveāre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /al.veˈa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: al‧ve‧à‧re

Noun edit

alveare m (plural alveari)

  1. beehive
    Synonym: arnia

Further reading edit

  • alveare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • alveare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

Latin edit

Noun edit

alveāre n (genitive alveāris); third declension

  1. alternative form of alveārium
    • 4 CEc. 70 CE, Columella, De Re Rustica 9.11.1:
      Sed nonnumquam idem necandus est, cum vetus alveare numero apium destituitur, atque infrequentia eius ali⟨o⟩ quo examine replenda est.

Declension edit

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative alveāre alveāria
Genitive alveāris alveārium
Dative alveārī alveāribus
Accusative alveāre alveāria
Ablative alveārī alveāribus
Vocative alveāre alveāria

Noun edit

alveare

  1. ablative singular of alvear