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Webster 1913 Edition

Abele

A-bele′

,
Noun.
[D.
abeel
(
abeel-boom
), OF.
abel
,
aubel
, fr. a dim. of L.
albus
white.]
The white poplar (
Populus alba
).
Six
abeles
i’ the churchyard grow.
Mrs. Browning.

Webster 1828 Edition

Abele

ABE'LE

or ABEL-TREE,
Noun.
An obsolete name of the while poplar. [See Poplar.]

Definition 2024

Abele

Abele

See also: abele, ābele, ābelē, and Ābele

Italian

Proper noun

Abele

  1. A male given name. Italian equivalent of Abel.

Latin

Noun

Abele

  1. vocative singular of Abelus

abele

abele

See also: Abele, ābele, ābelē, and Ābele

English

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 title of the work):
      Six abeles i' the churchyard grow

Translations

References

  1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 3

Novial

Noun

abele ‎(plural abeles)

  1. bee

Etymology

From Dutch abeel, from Middle Dutch, from Norman 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/

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