abelha

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *apicla, from apicula, diminutive of apis (“bee”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

abelha f (plural abelhas)

1. bee (insect)

Derived terms

• èrba d'abelha

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Portuguese

Abelha (Apis mellifera)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese abella (“bee”), from Vulgar Latin *apicla, from Latin apicula (“small bee”), diminutive of apis (“bee”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbe.ʎɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbe.ʎɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈbe.ʎa/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbɐ(j).ʎɐ/ [ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbɐ(j).ʎɐ/ [ɐˈβɐ(j).ʎɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbe.ʎɐ/ [ɐˈβe.ʎɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbe.ʎɐ/ [ɐˈβe.ʎɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈbe.ʎɐ/ [ɐˈβe.ʎɐ]

• Rhymes: -eʎɐ
• Hyphenation: a‧be‧lha

Noun

abelha f (plural abelhas)

1. bee (insect)

   Hyponyms: zangão, abelhão

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:abelha.

Derived terms

• abelha de mel
• abelha-mestra
• abelha-operária
• abelha-pedreira
• abelha-rainha
• abelhal
• abelhão
• abelheiro
• cera de abelha
• pão de abelha

 

Further reading

• “abelha”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024