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aloe

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

English

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Aloe ferox as it appears in the veld in the Karoo

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Etymology

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From Old English alwe (“fragrant resin of an East Indian tree”), from Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē), from Hebrew אָהָל (ʾāhāl), ultimately from Tamil அகில் (akil);[1] reinforced in Middle English by Old French aloes.

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aloe (plural aloes)

  1. (in the plural) The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.
  2. Any plant of the large and variable genus Aloe.
  3. Misnomer for any large, vaguely aloe-like plant, such as Agave
  4. A strong, bitter drink made from the juice of such plants, used as a purgative.

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Irish: aló
  • → Samoan: aloe

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References

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  1. ^ Shulman, David (2016) Tamil: A biography, Harvard University Press, pages 19-20:
    We have ahalim [in Hebrew], probably derived directly from Tamil akil rather than from Sanskrit aguru, itself a loan from the Tamil (Numbers 24.8; Proverbs 7.17; Song of Songs 4.14; Psalms 45.9--the latter two instances with the feminine plural form ahalot. Akil is, we think, native to South India, and it is thus not surprising that the word was borrowed by cultures that imported this plant.

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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From Latin aloē.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈa.lo.e/
  • Rhymes: -aloe
  • Hyphenation: à‧lo‧e

Noun

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aloe m or (sometimes) f (invariable)

  1. aloe (plant)

Further reading

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  • aloe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek (τὰ) Ἁλῶα ((tà) Halôa), derived from ἅλως (hálōs, “threshing floor”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈlɔ.e/
  • Rhymes: -ɔe
  • Hyphenation: a‧lò‧e

Noun

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aloe f pl (plural only)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) a festival dedicated to Demeter, celebrated in the time of the harvesting of grapes

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  • alòe in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē, “aloes”). Ultimately from Tamil அகில் (akil);[1]

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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).

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First-declension noun (Greek-type).

singular plural
nominative aloē aloae
genitive aloēs aloārum
dative aloae aloīs
accusative aloēn aloās
ablative aloē aloīs
vocative aloē aloae

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References

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  • “aloe”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “aloe”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • aloe in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  1. ^ Shulman, David (2016) Tamil: A biography, Harvard University Press, pages 19-20:
    We have ahalim [in Hebrew], probably derived directly from Tamil akil rather than from Sanskrit aguru, itself a loan from the Tamil (Numbers 24.8; Proverbs 7.17; Song of Songs 4.14; Psalms 45.9--the latter two instances with the feminine plural form ahalot. Akil is, we think, native to South India, and it is thus not surprising that the word was borrowed by cultures that imported this plant.

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French aloe.

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aloe f (plural aloes)

  1. lark (bird)

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

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin alauda (“lark”).

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

  1. lark (bird)

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

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French aloès and Latin aloē, from Ancient Greek ἀλόη (alóē).

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aloe f (plural aloe)

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

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative aloe aloea aloe aloele
genitive-dative aloe aloei aloe aloelor
vocative aloe, aloeo aloelor

Samoan

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Etymology

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From English aloe.

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aloe

  1. aloe

Spanish

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Noun

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aloe m (plural aloes)

  1. Alternative form of áloe

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Yoruba

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álóè, Aloe vera plantation in the Canary Islands

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English aloe

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álóè

  1. aloe
    Synonym: ewé etí erin
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