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abies.

fir tree/wood; white/silver fir, spruce; thing of fir, ship, spear; sea weed;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈa.bi.eːs]Classical-Latin[ˈaː.bi.es][ab.jɛ.t-]
  1. the silver fir (Abies alba), the silver-fir's wood

    declension-3
  2. anything made of deal (fir wood)

    declension-3 · poetic
Where this word comes from

Usually connected with the Ancient Greek hapax ἄβιν (ábin, “silver fir or similar conifer”), both reflecting a root *abi-, ultimately likely from a substrate source.

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