LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

colmēna

*colmēna f (oblique *colmēnam)

Meaning

  1. Proto Ibero Romancereconstructionbeehive

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative/kɔlˈmena//kɔlˈmenɛ/

Origins

Uncertain; probably borrowed from a Hispano-Celtic language, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *kolmēnā, from *kolmos (“straw”) + *-īnā (relational suffix).

Descendants
  • Portuguesecolmeiafrom Old Galician-Portuguese colmẽa
  • Spanishcolmenafrom Old Spanish colmena
  • Falacolmeafrom Old Galician-Portuguese colmẽa
  • Galiciancolmeafrom Old Galician-Portuguese colmẽa
  • Valenciancolmenafrom Old Spanish colmena

Quick answers

What does colmēna mean in Latin?
colmēna, a noun, means “beehive”.