abella
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Abella
See also: Abella
Aragonese
Alternative forms
- apella (Central Aragonese)
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
abella f (plural abellas, diminutive abelleta)
References
- “abeja”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
abella f (plural abelles)
- bee
- swallowtail sea perch (Anthias anthias)
- Synonyms: cabut, forcadella
Derived terms
Further reading
- “abella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “abella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Fala
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese abella, from Latin apicula.
Pronunciation
Noun
abella f (plural abellas)
- (Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu) bee, wasp
- Synonym: avespa
References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese abella, from Latin apicula. First attested in the 13th century.
Pronunciation
Noun
abella f (plural abellas)
Derived terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “abella”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “abella”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abella”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abella”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abella”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin apicula. Found in the Cantigas de Santa Maria.
Pronunciation
Noun
abella f (plural abellas)
- bee (flying insect)