aloe
English
Etymology
From Old English alwe (“fragrant resin of an East Indian tree”), from Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē), from Hebrew אֲהָלִים, ultimately from a Dravidian language through Sanskrit कालागुरु (kālāguru, “agarwood”); reinforced in Middle English by Old French aloes.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæ.loʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæ.ləʊ/
- Rhymes: -æləʊ
Noun
aloe (plural aloes)
- (in the plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma.
- A plant of the genus Aloe.
- A strong, bitter drink made from the juice of such plants, used as a purgative.
Usage notes
- Often used in plural (originally under influence of Old French aloes).
Derived terms
Translations
plant of the genus Aloe
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Further reading
aloe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Aloe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Aloe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē, “aloes”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.lo.eː/, [ˈa.ɫɔ.eː]
Noun
aloē f (genitive aloēs); first declension
Inflection
First declension, Greek type.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | aloē | aloae |
Genitive | aloēs | aloārum |
Dative | aloae | aloīs |
Accusative | aloēn | aloās |
Ablative | aloē | aloīs |
Vocative | aloē | aloae |
Descendants
- → Armenian: ալոէ (aloē)
- → Dutch: aloë
- → Estonian: aaloe
- → Finnish: aaloe
- → German: Aloe
- → Hungarian: aloé
- → Italian: aloe
- → Japanese: 蘆薈 (rokai)
- → Okinawan: 蘆薈 (rugwai, dugwai)
- → Old English: alwe
- Old French: aloes
- → Old Irish: aloe
- → Portuguese: aloe
- → Russian: ало́э n (alóe)
- → Scottish Gaelic: àloe
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: алоја
- Latin: aloja
References
- aloe in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- aloe in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aloe in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Middle French
Etymology
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (aloe)
Old French
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (aloe)
Portuguese
Romanian
Declension
declension of aloe
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) aloe | aloea | (niște) aloe | aloele |
genitive/dative | (unei) aloe | aloei | (unor) aloe | aloelor |
vocative | aloe, aloeo | aloelor |
Spanish
Further reading
- “aloe” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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