olea
See also: Olea
Dalmatian
Etymology
From Latin olīva.
Noun
olea f
- olive
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/, [ˈɔɫ̪eä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈo.le.a/, [ˈɔːleä]
Noun
olea f (genitive oleae); first declension
- olive (fruit)
- olive tree
- 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.321:
- ‘flōrēbant oleae; ventī nocuēre protervī’
- “The olive trees were blooming; wanton winds damaged them.”
(The poetic voice is that of Flora (mythology).)
- “The olive trees were blooming; wanton winds damaged them.”
- ‘flōrēbant oleae; ventī nocuēre protervī’
Declension
Dative plural sometimes oleabus.First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | olea | oleae |
| Genitive | oleae | oleārum |
| Dative | oleae | oleīs |
| Accusative | oleam | oleās |
| Ablative | oleā | oleīs |
| Vocative | olea | oleae |
Synonyms
- (fruit): olīva
- (tree): olīva
Derived terms
Derived terms
- oleāgineus
- oleaster
- oleitās
- olētum
Related terms
- oleāceus
- oleāmen
- oleāris
- oleārius
- oleastellus
- oleātus
- oleōsus
- oleum
References
- “olea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- olea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Spanish
Verb
olea
- inflection of olear:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative