propolis
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin propolis, from Hellenistic (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “suburb; propolis”) (apparently because the material was used by bees to extend their hives), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pro-”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
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.
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin propolis, from Hellenistic (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “suburb; propolis”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pro-”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).
Pronunciation
Noun
propolis f (uncountable)
Further reading
- “propolis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Etymology 1
Cognate with Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “bee glue”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈpro.po.lis/, [ˈprɔpɔlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpro.po.lis/, [ˈprɔːpolis]
Noun
propolis m (genitive propolis); third declension
- bee-glue, propolis
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | propolis | propolēs |
Genitive | propolis | propolium |
Dative | propolī | propolibus |
Accusative | propolin | propolēs propolīs |
Ablative | propole | propolibus |
Vocative | propolis | propolēs |
Etymology 2
Noun
(deprecated template usage) propōlīs
References
- “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.
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