olive

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English olyve, from Old French olive (“olive, olive tree”), from Latin olīva (“olive”), itself either from Etruscan *𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (*eleiva), Pre-Classical Greek *ἐλαίϝα (*elaíwa) (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀨𐀷 (e-ra-wa), Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía)), or the same source as those two. In any case, ultimately from a Mediterranean Pre-Greek source, possibly Proto-Berber *wlw (“wild olive”). More questionably, maybe from Proto-Indo-European *loiwom (compare Old Church Slavonic лои (loi, “tallow”), Old Armenian եւղ (ewł, “oil”)). Doublet of oliva. Displaced native Old English eleberġe, literally "oil berry." === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: ŏl'ĭv, IPA(key): /ˈɒ.lɪv/ (US) enPR: ä'lĭv, IPA(key): /ˈɑ.lɪv/ === Noun === olive (plural olives) A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it. The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green). The wood of the olive tree. A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive. (neuroanatomy) An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata. A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal. (cooking) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked. Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; so called from the shape. (UK, dialect) An oystercatcher, a shore bird of genus Haematopus. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Māori: ōriwa ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === olive (comparative more olive, superlative most olive) Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === à la grecque Castile soap Gethsemane Wiktionary appendix of colours === References === === Anagrams === lovie, viole, voile == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French olive, from Latin olīva. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.liv/ === Noun === olive f (plural olives) olive ==== Derived terms ==== huile d'olive olive noire olive verte olivier ==== Descendants ==== Romanian: olivă === Further reading === “olive”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === viole, violé, voile, voilé == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oˈli.ve/ Rhymes: -ive Hyphenation: o‧lì‧ve === Noun === olive f plural of oliva === Anagrams === Elvio, ovile, viole, voile == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== olive alternative form of olyve === Etymology 2 === ==== Adjective ==== olive alternative form of alyve == Middle High German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin oliva. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈoliːvə/, /ˈoliːfə/ === Noun === olīve f olive tree Synonym: öleboum ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== German: Olive→? Hunsrik: Oliv === References === Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “olive”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel Köbler, Gerhard (2014), “olīve”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition == Old French == === Etymology === From Latin olīva. === Noun === olive m or f olive tree === Noun === olive oblique singular, f (oblique plural olives, nominative singular olive, nominative plural olives) olive ==== Descendants ==== → English: olive French: oliveRomanian: olivă == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔlivɛ/ === Noun === olive dative singular of oliva locative singular of oliva