abeja

Finnish

Noun

abeja

1. (deprecated template usage) partitive plural of abi

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Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbeʒa/

Noun

abeja f (plural abejas)

1. bee
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 82r.

     […] A cabo de dias tornos por préder la ¬ aplego por ueer o ẏazia el leó muerto. efallo enel cuerpo del leó. j. enſáne dabejas e mẏel : crebátolo có ſus manos ¬ comẏo

     […] After some days he returned to take her, and he approached to see where the dead lion lay. And he found in the lion's carcass a swarm of bees and honey. So he broke it with his hands and ate.

Descendants

• Spanish: abeja

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Spanish

una abeja en una flor

Etymology

From Old Spanish abeja, from Vulgar Latin *apicla, from Latin apicula, diminutive of apis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbexa/ [aˈβ̞e.xa]

• Audio (Spain):

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Noun

abeja f (plural abejas)

1. bee (the insect)

   Coordinate term: zángano

Derived terms

• abeja albañila
• abeja carpintera
• abeja de miel
• abeja machiega
• abeja maesa
• abeja maestra
• abeja melífera
• abeja neutra
• abeja obrera
• abeja reina
• abejar
• abejarrón
• abejaruco
• abejear
• abejero
• abejita
• abejón
• abejorro

 

See also

• avispa

Further reading

• “abeja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014