Femminile

hommel

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (feminine) bumblebee (bee of the genus Bombus)
  2. (archaic, feminine) drone (male bee)

sinonimi

aardhommel

Frequenza

36k
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈɦɔ.məl/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle Dutch hommel. Likely an onomatopoeic derivation from a verb and the archaic diminutive suffix -el (see Dutch -el). Cognate with Middle Low German homel, Old High German humbal, German Hummel, West Frisian hommel, Middle English humbil, English humblebee, Norwegian humle, Swedish humla. See also hommelen, hommeles and German hummeln.

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