alveare

Italian

Etymology

From Latin alveāre.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

alveare m (plural alveari)

1. beehive

   Synonym: arnia

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

alveāre n (genitive alveāris); third declension

1. alternative form of alveārium
   • 4 CE – c. 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

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

alveare

1. ablative singular of alvear