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From {{inh|en|ang|alwe|t=fragrant resin of an East Indian tree}}, from {{der|en|la|aloē}}, from {{der|en|grc|ἀλόη|sc=polytonic}}, from {{der|en|he|אֲהָלִים|tr=ʾăhālîm}}, ultimately from |
From {{inh|en|ang|alwe|t=fragrant resin of an East Indian tree}}, from {{der|en|la|aloē}}, from {{der|en|grc|ἀλόη|sc=polytonic}}, from {{der|en|he|אֲהָלִים|tr=ʾăhālîm}}, ultimately from {{der|en|ta}};<ref>{{cite book|1=en|year=2016|author=Shulman, David|authorlink=David Shulman|title=Tamil: A biography|chapter=|url=|quote=We have ''ahalim'' [in Hebrew], probably derived directly from Tamil ''akil'' rather than from Sanskrit ''aguru'', itself a loan from the Tamil (Numbers 24.8; Proverbs 7.17; Song of Songs 4.14; Psalms 45.9--the latter two instances with the feminine plural form ''ahalot''. Akil is, we think, native to South India, and it is thus not surprising that the word was borrowed by cultures that imported this plant.|publisher=Harvard University Press|pages=19-20}}</ref> reinforced in {{inh|en|enm|-}} by {{cog|fro|aloes}}. |
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Revision as of 09:30, 5 January 2022
English
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Etymology
From Old English alwe (“fragrant resin of an East Indian tree”), from Latin aloē, from Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS., from Hebrew אֲהָלִים (ʾăhālîm), ultimately from Tamil [Term?];[1] reinforced in Middle English by Old French aloes.
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "GA" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈæ.loʊ/
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- Rhymes: -æləʊ
Noun
aloe (plural aloes)
- (in the plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.
- A plant of the genus Aloe.
- 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World[1]:
- In mercy I put a bullet through his skull, and he fell sprawling among the aloes.
- A strong, bitter drink made from the juice of such plants, used as a purgative.
Usage notes
- Often used in plural (originally under influence of Old French aloes).
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
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See also
Further reading
aloe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Aloe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Aloe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
References
Italian
Etymology
Noun
aloe m or f (invariable)
- aloe (plant)
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS..
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.lo.eː/, [ˈäɫ̪oeː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.lo.e/, [ˈäːloe]
Noun
aloē f (genitive aloēs); first declension
- The aloe.
- The bitter juice produced by the aloe used as a perfume, in medicine and in embalming.
- (figuratively) Bitterness (in general).
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | aloē | aloae |
Genitive | aloēs | aloārum |
Dative | aloae | aloīs |
Accusative | aloēn | aloās |
Ablative | aloē | aloīs |
Vocative | aloē | aloae |
Descendants
- → Dutch: aloë
- → Estonian: aaloe
- → Finnish: aaloe
- → German: Aloe
- → Hungarian: aloé
- → Italian: aloe
- → Japanese: 蘆薈 (rokai)
- → Okinawan: 蘆薈 (rugwai, dugwai)
- → Old English: alwe
- Old French: aloes
- → Old Irish: aloe
- → Portuguese: aloe
- → Russian: ало́э n (alóe)
- → Scottish Gaelic: àloe
- → Serbo-Croatian:
References
- “aloe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “aloe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- aloe in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French aloe.
Noun
aloe f (plural aloes)
- lark (bird)
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (aloe)
Old French
Etymology
Noun
aloe oblique singular, f (oblique plural aloes, nominative singular aloe, nominative plural aloes)
- lark (bird)
Descendants
- Middle French: aloe
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (aloe)
Portuguese
Etymology
Alternative forms
Noun
aloe f (plural s)
- aloe (plant of the genus Aloe)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French aloès and Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē).
Noun
aloe f (plural aloe)
- aloe
- a substance extracted from the aloe plant
Declension
Samoan
Etymology
Noun
aloe
Spanish
Noun
aloe m (plural aloes)
- Alternative form of áloe
Further reading
- “aloe”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Yoruba
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
álóè
- aloe
- Synonym: ewé etí erin
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Hebrew
- English terms derived from Tamil
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English 3-syllable words
- Rhymes:English/æləʊ
- Rhymes:English/æləʊ/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with quotations
- en:Asparagales order plants
- en:Succulents
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian indeclinable nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian nouns with multiple genders
- Latin 3-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- la:Plants
- Middle French terms inherited from Old French
- Middle French terms derived from Old French
- Middle French lemmas
- Middle French nouns
- Middle French feminine nouns
- Middle French countable nouns
- Old French terms inherited from Latin
- Old French terms derived from Latin
- Old French lemmas
- Old French nouns
- Old French feminine nouns
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese countable nouns
- Portuguese feminine nouns
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian terms borrowed from Latin
- Romanian terms derived from Latin
- Romanian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian countable nouns
- Romanian feminine nouns
- ro:Plants
- Samoan terms borrowed from English
- Samoan terms derived from English
- Samoan lemmas
- Samoan nouns
- sm:Plants
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Yoruba terms borrowed from English
- Yoruba terms derived from English
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba nouns