abella

See also: Abella

Aragonese

Etymology

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

Noun

abella f (plural abellas, diminutive abelleta)

1. bee

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Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *apicla, from Latin apicula, diminutive of apīs, of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

abella f (plural abelles)

1. bee

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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 apīs, 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

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “abella”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “abella” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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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