propolis

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English

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Etymology

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

Noun

propolis (uncountable)

  1. An aromatic glue-like substance produced by honeybees from tree resin, waxes, and their own secretions, used in the construction of their hives.

Synonyms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin propolis, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “suburb; propolis”), from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pro-”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.pɔ.lis/
  • Audio (Paris)(file)

Noun

propolis f (uncountable)

  1. propolis

Further reading

Latin

Etymology 1

Cognate with Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “bee glue”)

Pronunciation

Noun

propolis m (genitive propolis); third declension

  1. 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

propōlīs

  1. dative/ablative plural of propōla

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.

Polish

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propolis

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin propolis, from Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prɔˈpɔ.lis/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlis
  • Syllabification: pro‧po‧lis

Noun

propolis m inan (related adjective propolisowy)

  1. bee glue, propolis
    Synonym: kit pszczeli

Declension

Declension of propolis
singular
nominative propolis
genitive propolisu
dative propolisowi
accusative propolis
instrumental propolisem
locative propolisie
vocative propolisie

Further reading

  • propolis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • propolis in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • propolis in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French propolis.

Noun

propolis n (uncountable)

  1. propolis

Declension

declension of propolis (singular only)
singular
n gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) propolis propolisul
genitive/dative (unui) propolis propolisului
vocative propolisule
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