propolis

See also: própolis

English

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
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɹɒpəlɪs/

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
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpro.po.lis/, [ˈprɔ.pɔ.lɪs]

Noun

propolis m (genitive propolis); third declension

  1. bee-glue, propolis

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative propolis propolēs
Genitive propolis propolum
Dative propolī propolibus
Accusative propolem propolēs
Ablative propole propolibus
Vocative propolis propolēs

Etymology 2

Noun

propōlīs

  1. dative plural of propōla
  2. 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
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