propolis

See also: própolis

English

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propolis

Wikipedia

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): /ˈpɹɒ.pə.lɪs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑ.pə.lɪs/

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: bee glue, sour honey

Derived terms

• propolize

Translations

glue-like substance

Arabic: عُكْبُر m (ʕukbur), عِكْبَر m (ʕikbar) Armenian: ակնամոմ (hy) (aknamom) Bashkir: елем (yelem), бал ҡорто (bal qorto) елеме (yeleme) Bats: დიჼდგლაჸო̂ (dĩdglaʾô) Catalan: pròpoli f Chinese: Mandarin: 蜂膠 / 蜂胶 (zh) (fēngjiāo) Dutch: propolis (nl) m or f Finnish: kittivaha French: propolis (fr) f Galician: própole m, propoleo m Georgian: დინდგელი (dindgeli) German: Propolis (de) f Irish: gliú beach m Italian: propoli (it) f Japanese: プロポリス (ja) (puroporisu) Korean: 봉교 (bonggyo), 프로폴리스 (peuropolliseu) Laz: დინდგუ (dindgu) Mingrelian: დინდგილი (dindgili) Polish: kit pszczeli (pl) m, propolis (pl) m Portuguese: própolis (pt), própole (pt) Russian: пропо́лис (ru) m (propólis) Slovene: propolis m, zadelavina f Spanish: propóleos (es) m, propóleo (es) m Vietnamese: keo ong

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):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

propolis f (uncountable)

1. propolis

Further reading

• “propolis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

propolis

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

Borrowed 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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /proˈpolis/ [proˈpo.lɪs]
• Rhymes: -olis
• Syllabification: pro‧po‧lis

Noun

propolis (plural propolis-propolis)

1. propolis, bee glue, sour honey

Further reading

• “propolis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latin

Etymology 1

Cognate with Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “bee glue”)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈprɔ.pɔ.lɪs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈprɔː.po.lis]

Noun

propolis m (genitive propolis); third declension

1. bee-glue, propolis

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	propolis	propolēs
genitive	propolis	propolium
dative	propolī	propolibus
accusative	propolin	propolēs propolīs
ablative	propole	propolibus
vocative	propolis	propolēs

Etymology 2

Noun

propōlīs

1. dative/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.

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

propolis

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin propolis, from Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prɔˈpɔ.lis/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔlis
• Syllabification: pro‧po‧lis

Noun

propolis m inan (related adjective propolisowy)

1. bee glue, propolis

   Synonym: kit pszczeli

Declension

Declension of propolis

	singular
nominative	propolis
genitive	propolisu
dative	propolisowi
accusative	propolis
instrumental	propolisem
locative	propolisie
vocative	propolisie

Further reading

• propolis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• propolis in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• propolis in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French propolis.

Noun

propolis n (uncountable)

1. propolis

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	propolis	propolisul
genitive-dative	propolis	propolisului
vocative	propolisule

Turkish

Noun

propolis (definite accusative propolisi, uncountable)

1. propolis

Declension

Declension of propolis

singular plural nominative propolis — definite accusative propolisi — dative propolise — locative propoliste — ablative propolisten — genitive propolisin — Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular propolisim propolislerim 2nd singular propolisin propolislerin 3rd singular propolisi propolisleri 1st plural propolisimiz propolislerimiz 2nd plural propolisiniz propolisleriniz 3rd plural propolisleri propolisleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular propolisimi propolislerimi 2nd singular propolisini propolislerini 3rd singular propolisini propolislerini 1st plural propolisimizi propolislerimizi 2nd plural propolisinizi propolislerinizi 3rd plural propolislerini propolislerini dative singular plural 1st singular propolisime propolislerime 2nd singular propolisine propolislerine 3rd singular propolisine propolislerine 1st plural propolisimize propolislerimize 2nd plural propolisinize propolislerinize 3rd plural propolislerine propolislerine locative singular plural 1st singular propolisimde propolislerimde 2nd singular propolisinde propolislerinde 3rd singular propolisinde propolislerinde 1st plural propolisimizde propolislerimizde 2nd plural propolisinizde propolislerinizde 3rd plural propolislerinde propolislerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular propolisimden propolislerimden 2nd singular propolisinden propolislerinden 3rd singular propolisinden propolislerinden 1st plural propolisimizden propolislerimizden 2nd plural propolisinizden propolislerinizden 3rd plural propolislerinden propolislerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular propolisimin propolislerimin 2nd singular propolisinin propolislerinin 3rd singular propolisinin propolislerinin 1st plural propolisimizin propolislerimizin 2nd plural propolisinizin propolislerinizin 3rd plural propolislerinin propolislerinin