Olive

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Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.2.1.1 Translations to be checked 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Proper noun 1.5 Related terms 1.6 See also 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɒlIv/

Noun

olive (plural olives)

1. An evergreen tree, Olea europaea.
2. The fruit of the olive tree.
3. The wood of the olive tree.
4. A greyish/grayish green colour/color, that of an unripe olive.

Translations

tree

Dutch: olijfboom m French: olivier m Galician: oliveira f

Spanish: olivo m

fruit

Dutch: olijf f French: olive f Galician: oliva f

Spanish: aceituna f, oliva f

wood

Dutch: olijvenhout n

colour

Dutch: olijfkleur f

Translations to be checked

The translations below need to be checked by native speakers and inserted into the appropriate table(s) above. The numbering is unreliable.

• Slovene: oljka f (1), oliva f (2), olivno zelena f (4)

Adjective

olive (no comparative or superlative)

1. Having a greyish-green colour.
2. Of olives or the olive tree.

   olive branch

Translations

having a greyish-green colour

Dutch: olijfgroen

Spanish: verde aceituna

of olives or the olive tree

Dutch: olijf-, olijven-

Slovene: oljčen m, oljčna f, oljčno n Spanish: verde aceituna, aceitunado

Proper noun

Olive

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• olive branch
• olive grove
• olive oil

See also

• Wikipedia article on the olive
• Wiktionary list of colours

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /'ɔliv(ə)/

Noun

olive (plural olives)

1. olive (tree, fruit)