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Franco-Provençal
- (Valdôtain) avoueuille, avoueye, aveuille, anveuye, aveuye, aeuille, aèille, avéya, aveuya, anveuya, anveuilli, anvoueuille, arveuille, avéille, aviille, avèille, âvéille, ârveuille, aélie, aéille, aviya, aiille, alveuille, abèille, aroueuille; (Piemontais) avìyi, avilhò; (Savoyard) avwëlĭĕ, avëlĭĕ, avëlĭe, avoulĭe, avlĭă, avlĭë, avilyi, avi̱lyi, avolĭe; (Bressan) ave̱lye, éve̱lye, avu̱lye
Etymology
Inherited from Latin apicula, diminutive of apis.
Pronunciation
(cf. avelyes pl)
- (Neuchâtelois):
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- (Valaisan): , ,
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- (Piemontais): , , ,
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- (Genevois):
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- (Forézien): , , , , ,
Sources:
The forms with reflect influence from Occitan
abelha and French
abeille.
Noun
avelye f (plural avelyes) (ORB)
- bee
- Synonym: âp
References
- Gauchet, Louis & Jeanjaquet, Jules & Tappolet, Ernest (1924‒33) “abeille”, in Glossaire des patois de la Suisse romande, Neuchâtel: Attinger.
- Stich, Dominique (2003) “avelye”, in Dictionnaire francoprovençal/français, français/francoprovençal: Dictionnaire des mots de base du francoprovençal: Orthographe ORB supradialectale standardisée, Thonon-les-Bains: Éditions Le Carré.