olive
A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean…A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
» Do we have any olive oil?
Haben wir Olivenöl?
У нас есть оливковое масло?
Meaning
9 sensesA tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).
Olive
оли́вкаolívka, масли́наmaslína, масли́нкаmaslínka
оли́вкаolývka, масли́наmaslýna, оли́ваolýva
small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
The wood of the olive tree.
оли́ваolíva
hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.
a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.
A component of a plumbing compression joint; a ring which is placed between the nut and the pipe and compressed during fastening to provide a seal.
A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked.
a beef olive
olives of veal
Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; so called from the shape.
(UK, dialectal)An oystercatcher, a shore bird of genus Haematopus.
Examples
298 sentencesDo we have any olive oil?
ruУ нас есть оливковое масло?
deHaben wir Olivenöl?
We walked through the olive grove.
deWir wandelten durch den Olivenhain.
I sent you an olive branch.
Put some olive oil on it.
I come bearing an olive branch.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English olyve, from Old French olive (“olive, olive tree”), from Latin olīva (From Middle English olyve, from Old French olive (“olive, olive tree”), from Latin olīva (“olive”), itself from either Etruscan *𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌉𐌅𐌀 (*eleiva), Proto-Hellenic *elaíwā (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀁𐀨𐀷 (e-ra-wa), Ancient Greek ἐλαίᾱ (elaíā)), or the same source as those two. In any case, ultimately from a Mediterranean Pre-Greek source, possibly Proto-Berber *wlw (“wild olive”). More questionably, maybe from Proto-Indo-European *loiwom (compare Old Church Slavonic лои (loi, “tallow”), Old Armenian եւղ (ewł, “oil”)). Doublet of oliva and oil. Displaced native Old English eleberġe, literally "oil berry."
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Forms
plural: olivesSynonyms
2 synonyms- evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits:European olive treeOlea europaea
Word family
63 related wordsCollocations
6 patterns- olive oil
- an an olive
- an olive branch
- of olive oil
- olive branch
- like olive