abella

See also: Abella

Aragonese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *apicla, from Latin apicula, diminutive of apis, of uncertain origin.

Noun

abella f (plural abellas, diminutive abelleta)

1. bee

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Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *apicla, syncopated from Latin apicula, diminutive of apis, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əˈβɛ.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əˈbə.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈbe.ʎa]

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Noun

abella f (plural abelles)

1. bee
2. swallowtail sea perch ()

   Synonyms: cabut, forcadella

Derived terms

• abell
• abella constructora
• abella fustera
• abellaire
• abellar
• abellenc
• abeller
• abelles
• abellot

 

Further reading

• “abella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “abella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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Galician

Abella

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese abella (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *apicla, from Latin apicula, diminutive of apis, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Portuguese abelha and Spanish abeja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈβeʎa̝/

Noun

abella f (plural abellas)

1. bee

Derived terms

• Abella
• Abellal
• abellariza
• Abelleira
• abelleiro

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “abella”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “abella”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abella”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abella”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abella”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *apicla, from Latin apicula (“small bee”), diminutive of apis (“bee”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈbe.ʎa/

Noun

abella f (plural abellas)

1. bee (flying insect)

Related terms

• colmẽa

Descendants

• Galician: abella
• Portuguese: abelha