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Webster 1913 Edition
Olea
‖
O′le-a
,p
rop.
Noun.
[L. olive. See
Olive
.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees including the olive.
☞ The Chinese
Olea fragrans
, noted for its fragrance, and the American devilwood (Olea Americana
) are now usually referred to another genus (Osmanthus
). Definition 2024
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See also: Olea
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía, “olive berry, olive tree”), of Pre-Greek origin, compare oleum (“olive oil”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈo.le.a/
Noun
olea f (genitive oleae); first declension
Inflection
Dative plural sometimes oleabus. First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | olea | oleae |
| genitive | oleae | oleārum |
| dative | oleae | oleīs |
| accusative | oleam | oleās |
| ablative | oleā | oleīs |
| vocative | olea | oleae |
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References
- olea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “olea”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.