propolis
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin propolis, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “suburb; propolis”) (apparently because the material was used by bees to extend their hives), from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pro-”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]propolis (uncountable)
- An aromatic glue-like substance produced by honeybees from tree resin, waxes, and their own secretions, used in the construction of their hives.
- Synonyms: bee glue, sour honey
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]glue-like substance
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin propolis, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “suburb; propolis”), from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pro-”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]propolis f (uncountable)
Further reading
[edit]- “propolis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin propolis, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “suburb; propolis”) (apparently because the material was used by bees to extend their hives), from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pro-”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /proˈpolis/ [proˈpo.lɪs]
- Rhymes: -olis
- Syllabification: pro‧po‧lis
Noun
[edit]propolis (plural propolis-propolis)
Further reading
[edit]- “propolis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Latin
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Cognate with Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “bee glue”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈprɔ.pɔ.lɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈprɔː.po.lis]
Noun
[edit]propolis m (genitive propolis); third declension
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | propolis | propolēs |
| genitive | propolis | propolium |
| dative | propolī | propolibus |
| accusative | propolin | propolēs propolīs |
| ablative | propole | propolibus |
| vocative | propolis | propolēs |
Descendants
[edit]Descendants
- Catalan: pròpoli
- → Dutch: propolis
- → Indonesian: propolis
- → English: propolis
- French: propolis
- Galician: própole, propoleo
- → German: Propolis
- Italian: propoli
- → Japanese: プロポリス (puroporisu)
- → Korean: 프로폴리스 (peuropolliseu)
- → Polish: propolis
- Portuguese: própole, própolis
- Romanian: propolis
- → Slovene: propolis
- Spanish: propóleo, propóleos
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]propōlīs
References
[edit]- “propolis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “propolis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish
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Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin propolis, from Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]propolis m inan (related adjective propolisowy)
- bee glue, propolis
- Synonym: kit pszczeli
Declension
[edit]Declension of propolis
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | propolis |
| genitive | propolisu |
| dative | propolisowi |
| accusative | propolis |
| instrumental | propolisem |
| locative | propolisie |
| vocative | propolisie |
Further reading
[edit]- “propolis”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “propolis”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN[2] (in Polish)
- propolis in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French propolis.
Noun
[edit]propolis n (uncountable)
Declension
[edit]| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | propolis | propolisul |
| genitive-dative | propolis | propolisului |
| vocative | propolisule | |
Turkish
[edit]Noun
[edit]propolis (definite accusative propolisi, uncountable)
Declension
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- en:Beekeeping
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/olis
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- pl:Beekeeping
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