colmeia

See also: colméia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• colméia (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese colmẽa, inherited from Vulgar Latin *colmēna, from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, most likely from Proto-Celtic *kolmēnā, derived from *kŏlmos (“straw”). Compare Galician colmea and Spanish colmena.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kowˈmɛj.ɐ/ [koʊ̯ˈmɛɪ̯.ɐ], /kowˈmej.ɐ/ [koʊ̯ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kowˈmɛj.ɐ/ [koʊ̯ˈmɛɪ̯.ɐ], /kowˈmej.ɐ/ [koʊ̯ˈmeɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kowˈmɛj.a/ [koʊ̯ˈmɛɪ̯.a], /kowˈmej.a/ [koʊ̯ˈmeɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kolˈmɐj.ɐ/ [koɫˈmɐj.ɐ], /kɔlˈmɐj.ɐ/ [kɔɫˈmɐj.ɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kolˈmɐj.ɐ/ [koɫˈmɐj.ɐ], /kɔlˈmɐj.ɐ/ [kɔɫˈmɐj.ɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kolˈmej.ɐ/ [koɫˈmej.ɐ], /kɔlˈmej.ɐ/ [kɔɫˈmej.ɐ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /kolˈmej.ɐ/ [koɫˈmej.ɐ], /kɔlˈmej.ɐ/ [kɔɫˈmej.ɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kolˈme.ɐ/ [koɫˈme.ɐ], /kɔlˈme.ɐ/ [kɔɫˈme.ɐ]

• Hyphenation: col‧mei‧a

Noun

colmeia f (plural colmeias)

1. beehive

Derived terms

• colmeeiro (“apiarist”)

Related terms

• colmeal
• colmo
• favo