LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

aloē

aloē f (genitive aloēs)
Classical[ˈa.ɫo.eː]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.lo.e]

Meaning

  1. The aloe.
  2. The bitter juice produced by the aloe used as a perfume, in medicine and in embalming.
  3. figurativelyBitterness (in general).

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativealoēaloae
genitivealoēsaloārum
dativealoaealoīs
accusativealoēnaloās
ablativealoēaloīs
vocativealoēaloae

ălŏē, ēs, f. (n. in Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 14. 5; 1, 45, 5), = ἀλόη,
I. the aloe, Plin. 27, 4, 5; used as a medicine, Cels 1, 3; 2, 12; as a perfume, Vulg. Prov. 7, 17; ib Cant. 4, 14; in embalming, ib. Joan. 19, 39.—On accouns of its bitterness, trop.: plus aloës quam mellis habet, * Juv. 6, 180.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓λόη (ălóē, “aloe”), ultimately from Tamil அகில் (akil).

Descendants
  • Catalanàloe
  • GermanAloe
  • Italianaloe
  • Englishaloefrom Old English alwe
  • Englishaloëfrom Old English alwe
  • Frenchaloèsfrom Old French aloes
  • Romanianaloefrom Old French aloes
  • Portuguesealoe
  • Afrikaansaalwynfrom Dutch aloë
  • Japaneseアロエfrom Dutch aloë

Quick answers

What does aloē mean in Latin?
aloē, a noun, means “The aloe.; The bitter juice produced by the aloe used as a perfume, in medicine and in embalming.; Bitterness (in general).”.
What is the genitive of aloē?
The genitive singular is aloēs. aloē is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce aloē?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.ɫo.eː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.lo.e].