(declension-3) the silver fir (Abies alba), the silver-fir's wood
(declension-3, poetic) anything made of deal (fir wood)
Pronunciato come (IPA)
[ˈa.bi.eːs]
Etimologia (Inglese)
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.