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feminine

/a.bɛj/

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Translation

bee

Word origin

From Occitan abelha, from Latin apicula ('little bee'), a diminutive of apis ('bee').

Origin: Latin
Root: apicula
English cognates: apiary

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralabeilles

Examples

A bee came in through the window.

Bees make honey from flowers.

au .

He was stung on the arm by a bee.

Cette .

This bee keeps circling the glass.

, .

Without bees, the trees stop bearing fruit.

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This word is part of lesson 60.