abelleira

Galician

herba abelleira (Melissa officinalis)

herba abelleira (Ophrys apifera)

Alternative forms

• abilleira
• abelheira (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Abella (“bee”) +‎ -eiro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abeˈɟejɾa/ [a.β̞eˈɟej.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾa
• Syllabification: a‧bel‧lei‧ra

Noun

abelleira f (plural abelleiras)

1. (botany) lemon balm (a herb, Melissa officinalis)

   Synonyms: cidreira, herba cidreira

2. (botany) bee orchid (a herb, Ophrys apifera)
3. beehive

Derived terms

• Abelleiras

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “abelleyra”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abelleira”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abelleira”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abelleira”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN