abele
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch abeel, from Middle Dutch, from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 229: Parameter 2 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "ONF." is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., from a diminutive of Latin albus (“white”).
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 229: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /əˈbiːl/, /ə.ˈbeɪl/, /ˈeɪ.bl̩/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 229: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /əˈbil/, /ə.ˈbeɪl/, /ˈeɪ.bl̩/
Noun
abele (plural abeles)
- The white poplar (Populus alba). [First attested around 1150 to 1350.][1]
- (Can we date this quote?), Mrs. Browning, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- Six abeles i' the churchyard grow
Translations
Populus alba — see white poplar
References
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abele”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.
Further reading
Populus alba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Template:commonslite
Populus alba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams
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