abella

See also: Abella

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)

1. 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]

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Noun

abella f (plural abelles)

1. bee
2. swallowtail sea perch (Anthias anthias)

   Synonyms: cabut, forcadella

Derived terms

• abell
• abella constructora
• abella fustera
• abellaire
• abellar
• abellenc
• abeller
• abelles
• abellot

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)

1. (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

Abella

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)

1. bee

Derived terms

• Abella
• Abellal
• abellariza
• Abelleira
• abelleiro

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)

1. 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