Wabe

Concepts

honeycomb

comb

bike

🚲

cell

hive

WABE

alveolus

brood comb

beehive

Synonyms

Honigwabe

Bienenwabe

Wabenmuster

Translations

favo

petek

honingraat

raat

panal

favus

bresca

μελικηρίς

rayon

rayon de ruche

alvéole

κηρήθρα

rayon de miel

favo

şan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvaːbə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: wabe

Inherited from Old High German: wabo

In summary

From Middle High German wabe, from Old High German waba f, wabo m, from the root of weben (“to weave”). Originally restricted to Upper German, standardized around 1800. A Central German synonym was Roß (Middle High German rāz), compare Dutch raat.