propolis
English edit
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
Noun edit
propolis (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 edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin propolis, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “suburb; propolis”), from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pro-”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
propolis f (uncountable)
Further reading edit
- “propolis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
Etymology 1 edit
Cognate with Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “bee glue”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpro.po.lis/, [ˈprɔpɔlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpro.po.lis/, [ˈprɔːpolis]
Noun edit
propolis m (genitive propolis); third declension
- bee-glue, propolis
Declension edit
Third-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 edit
Noun edit
propōlīs
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 edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin propolis, from Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
propolis m inan (related adjective propolisowy)
- bee glue, propolis
- Synonym: kit pszczeli
Declension edit
singular | |
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nominative | propolis |
genitive | propolisu |
dative | propolisowi |
accusative | propolis |
instrumental | propolisem |
locative | propolisie |
vocative | propolisie |
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French propolis.
Noun edit
propolis n (uncountable)
Declension edit
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) propolis | propolisul |
genitive/dative | (unui) propolis | propolisului |
vocative | propolisule |