abele

See also: Abele, ābele, ābelē, and Ābele

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch abeel, from Middle Dutch, from Old Northern French abiel, from a diminutive of Latin albus (“white”).

Abele; White poplar

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbiːl/, /ə.ˈbeɪl/, /ˈeɪ.bl̩/
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbil/, /ə.ˈbeɪl/, /ˈeɪ.bl̩/

Noun

abele (plural abeles)

  1. The white poplar (Populus alba). [First attested around 1150 to 1350.][1]
    • (Can we date this quote?), Mrs. Browning, (Please provide the book title or journal name):
      Six abeles i' the churchyard grow

Translations
Populus alba — see white poplar

References
  1. “abele” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

Further reading

Anagrams

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Noun

abele c (plural abeles)

  1. bee
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