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): /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

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 m, propolis (pl) m
• Portuguese: própolis (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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Noun

propolis f (uncountable)

1. propolis

Further reading

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

Latin

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.po.lis/, [ˈprɔpɔlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.po.lis/, [ˈprɔːpolis]

Noun

propolis m (genitive propolis); third declension

1. bee-glue, propolis

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	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

propolis

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

declension of propolis (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) propolis	propolisul
genitive/dative	(unui) propolis	propolisului
vocative	propolisule