propolis

From Latin propolis, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “suburb; propolis”) (apparently because the material was used by bees to extend their hives), from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pro-”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒ.pə.lɪs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑ.pə.lɪs/

propolis (uncountable)

1. An aromatic glue-like substance produced by honeybees from tree resin, waxes, and their own secretions, used in the construction of their hives.

• bee glue
• sour honey

Borrowed from Latin propolis, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “suburb; propolis”), from Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “pro-”) + πόλις (pólis, “city”).

• IPA^(key): /pʁɔ.pɔ.lis/

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propolis f (uncountable)

1. propolis

• “propolis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Cognate with Ancient Greek πρόπολις (própolis, “bee glue”)

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.po.lis/, [ˈprɔpɔlʲɪs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpro.po.lis/, [ˈprɔːpolis]

propolis m (genitive propolis); third declension

1. bee-glue, propolis

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

propōlīs

1. dative/ablative plural of propōla

• “propolis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• propolis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

From French propolis.

propolis n (uncountable)

1. propolis