colmeia

See also: colméia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

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