favus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, masculine) honeycomb
2. (declension-2, masculine) a hexagonal pavement stone

Concepts

honeycomb

alveolus

beehive

bike

🚲

comb

hive

Translations

Wabe

bresca

alvéole

favo

petek

Bienenwabe

μελικηρίς

μελισσοκόμικος

μελιτόκηρον

μελόπηττα

şan

şane

panal

Honigwabe

κηρήθρα

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfa.wʊs]

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰōw- (“to swell, grow, thrive, be, live, dwell”). Related to English build.