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)

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

↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 3

Further reading

Populus alba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Populus alba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Populus alba on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

Albee, Beale

Novial

Noun

abele c (plural abeles)

bee

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