aloe

See also: Aloe, áloe, aloé, aloè, aloë, and Aloë

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, from Arabic أَلْوَة‎ (ʾalwa), ultimately from a Dravidian language through Sanskrit कालागुरु (kālāguru, “agarwood”); reinforced in Middle English by Old French aloes.

Pronunciation

Noun

aloe (plural aloes)

  1. (in the plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma.
  2. A plant of the genus Aloe.
  3. A strong, bitter drink made from the juice of such plants, used as a purgative.

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Italian

Noun

aloe m, f (invariable)

  1. aloe (plant)

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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

  1. The aloe.
  2. The bitter juice produced by the aloe used as a perfume, in medicine and in embalming.
  3. (figuratively) Bitterness (in general).

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

Cyrillic: алоја
Latin: aloja
  • → Swedish: aloe
  • → Ukrainian: алое (aloe)

References

Middle French

Etymology

Old French aloe.

Noun

aloe f (plural aloes)

  1. lark (bird)

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (aloe)

Old French

Noun

aloe f (oblique plural aloes, nominative singular aloe, nominative plural aloes)

  1. lark (bird)

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (aloe)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Noun

aloe f (plural aloes)

  1. aloe (plant of the genus Aloe)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French aloès and Latin aloē.

Noun

aloe f (plural aloe)

  1. aloe
  2. a substance extracted from the aloe plant

Declension

Samoan

Etymology

From English aloe.

Noun

aloe

  1. aloe

Spanish

Noun

aloe m (plural aloes)

  1. Alternative form of áloe
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