abella
التعريفات والمعاني
== Aragonese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
apella (Central)
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin apicula.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aˈbeʎa/
Syllabification: a‧be‧lla
Rhymes: -eʎa
=== Noun ===
abella f (plural abellas, diminutive abelleta)
bee
=== References ===
“abeja”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin apicula.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern) [əˈβe̞.ʎə]
IPA(key): (Balearic) [əˈbə.ʎə]
IPA(key): (Central) [əˈβɛ.ʎə]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈbe.ʎa]
IPA(key): (Northwestern) [aˈβe.ʎa]
=== Noun ===
abella f (plural abelles)
bee
swallowtail sea perch (Anthias anthias)
Synonyms: cabut, forcadella
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “abella”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
“abella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
== Fala ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese abella, from Latin apicula.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aˈbeʎa/
Rhymes: -eʎa
Syllabification: a‧be‧lla
=== Noun ===
abella f (plural abellas)
(Lagarteiru, Valverdeñu) bee, wasp
Synonym: avespa
=== References ===
Valeš, Miroslav (2021), Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN, page 36
== Galician ==
=== Alternative forms ===
abelha (reintegrationist)
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese abella, from Latin apicula.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aˈbeɟa/ [aˈβ̞e.ɟɐ]
Rhymes: -eɟa
Hyphenation: a‧be‧lla
=== Noun ===
abella f (plural abellas)
bee
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
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
“abella”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== Old Galician-Portuguese ==
=== Alternative forms ===
abelha
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Latin apicula. Found in the Cantigas de Santa Maria.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /aˈbe.ʎa/
Rhymes: -eʎa
=== Noun ===
abella f (plural abellas)
bee (flying insect)
==== Descendants ====
Fala: abella
Galician: abella
Portuguese: abelha
=== References ===
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “abella”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Cunha, Antônio Geraldo da (2020–2026), “abelha”, in Vocabulário histórico-cronológico do português medieval [Historical and chronological vocabulary of Medieval Portuguese] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “abella”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega