noun · femininefirst declension
olīva
olīva f (genitive olīvae)
Classical[ɔˈliː.wa]Ecclesiastical[oˈliː.va]
Meaning
- an olive (fruit)
- an olive tree
- poetican olive branch
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | olīva | olīvae |
| genitive | olīvae | olīvārum |
| dative | olīvae | olīvīs |
| accusative | olīvam | olīvās |
| ablative | olīvā | olīvīs |
| vocative | olīva | olīvae |
ŏlīva, ae, f. ἐλαία.
I. An olive, Col. 12, 50, 5; 2, 22, 4; Plin. 15, 3, 3, § 9; Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 90; Afran. ap. Non. 478, 26:
lecta de pinguissimis Oliva ramis arborum, Hor. Epod. 2, 56: olea duarum vel trium olivarum in summitate rami, Vulg. Isa. 17, 6.— II. Lit., an olive-tree:
Aristaeus, qui olivae inventor dicitur, Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 45; 2, 8, 22: erum an bacis opulentet olivae, Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 2: numquam fallens, id. Epod. 16, 45: clivus Olivarum, the Mount of Olives, Vulg. 2 Reg. 15, 30: mons Olivarum, id. Zach. 14, 4.—B. Transf. (poet.).
1. An olive-branch:
undique decerptam fronti praeponere olivam, Hor. C. 1, 7, 7.— 2. A staff of olive-wood, an olive-staff, Ov. M. 2, 681.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
olīva ae, f
, ἐλαία, an olive: lecta, H.—An olive-tree: olivae inventor: numquam fallens, H.: semper frondens, O.—An olive-branch: Undique decerpta, H.: teres, i. e. shepherd's staff, V.
Origins
Proto-Hellenic *elaíwāder. Etruscan *𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (*eleiva)bor.? Latin oliva From Etruscan *𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (*eleiva) (whence 𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀𐌍𐌀 (eleivana, “of oil”)), itself from Proto-Hellenic *elaíwā (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀨𐀷 (e-ra-wa), Ancient Greek ἐλαίᾱ (elaíā)), or perhaps from the same source. In any case, most likely from a Mediterranean Pre-Greek source, or possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁loywom (compare Old Church Slavonic лои (loi, “tallow”), Old Armenian եւղ (ewł, “oil”)).
Elsewhere
- Italianoliva
- GermanOlivefrom Middle High German olīve
- Englisholivefrom Old French olive
- Frencholivefrom Old French olive
- Romanianolivăfrom Old French olive
- Catalanolivafrom Old Occitan oliva
- Occitanolivafrom Old Occitan oliva
- Portugueseolivafrom Old Galician-Portuguese oliva
- Sardinianaliva
- Spanisholiva
Proto-Berber
- Tuaregaliw
- Tuaregalew