olive
Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe oliveOf a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.
» Do we have any olive oil?
Haben wir Olivenöl? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
У нас есть оливковое масло? — Wezel
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1 sensesOf a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.
oliv, olivfarben, olivfarbig
оли́вковыйolívkovyj
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
Examples
298 sentencesDo we have any olive oil?
ruУ нас есть оливковое масло? — Wezel
deHaben wir Olivenöl? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We walked through the olive grove.
deWir wandelten durch den Olivenhain. — Waldelfe
I sent you an olive branch.
Put some olive oil on it.
I come bearing an olive branch.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
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
more olive, most olive| Comparative | more olive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most olive Lesson |
regular
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
6 patterns- olive oil
- an an olive
- an olive branch
- of olive oil
- olive branch
- like olive