aloe
English

Aloe striatula, an aloe (2)
Etymology
From Old English alwe (“fragrant resin of an East Indian tree”), from Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē), from Hebrew אֲהָלִים, ultimately from a Dravidian language through Sanskrit कालागुरु (kālāguru, “agarwood”); reinforced in Middle English by Old French aloes.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæ.loʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæ.ləʊ/
- Rhymes: -æləʊ
Noun
aloe (plural aloes)
- (in the plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma.
- A plant of the genus Aloe.
- 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
Translations
plant of the genus Aloe
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Further reading
aloe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Aloe on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Aloe on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē, “aloes”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.lo.eː/, [ˈa.ɫɔ.eː]
Noun
aloē f (genitive aloēs); first declension
Inflection
First declension, Greek type.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | aloē | aloae |
Genitive | aloēs | aloārum |
Dative | aloae | aloīs |
Accusative | aloēn | aloās |
Ablative | aloē | aloīs |
Vocative | aloē | aloae |
Descendants
- → Armenian: ալոէ (aloē)
- → 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:
- Cyrillic: алоја
- Latin: aloja
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, 1883–1887)
Middle French
Etymology
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (aloe)
Old French
References
- Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (aloe)
Portuguese
Romanian
Declension
declension of aloe
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (o) aloe | aloea | (niște) aloe | aloele |
genitive/dative | (unei) aloe | aloei | (unor) aloe | aloelor |
vocative | aloe, aloeo | aloelor |
Spanish
Further reading
- “aloe” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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