English Online Dictionary. What means maple? What does maple mean?
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
From Middle English mapel, from Old English *mapul (attested in mapultrēow and mapulder), from Proto-Germanic *mapulaz (compare Old Saxon mapulder, Old High German mazaltra, mazzaltra; Old Norse mǫpurr, Middle Low German mapeldorn, dialectal Dutch meppel, German Masseller, Maßholder), perhaps a blend of *masuraz (“knob; maple-tree”) (compare Old English mæsen (“maple”), Old Norse mǫsurr (“maple”), German Maser (“knob, offshoot”)) and *aplaz (“apple”) (see apple), from *masą (“lump, knob”) (compare obsolete German Mase (“scar”), modern Maser (“speck, measle”). More at measles.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeɪpl̩/, (Indic) /ˈmeːpil/
- Rhymes: -eɪpəl
Noun
maple (countable and uncountable, plural maples)
- A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.
- The wood of such a tree, prized for its hardness and attractive appearance.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Kashubian: majpél (Canada, United States)
- → Portuguese: meiple
Translations
References
Anagrams
- Mapel, Palme, ample, pelma
Middle English
Noun
maple
- Alternative form of mapel
Spanish
Noun
maple m (plural maples)
- (Mexico) maple syrup
- (Mexico) a maple tree
- an egg carton
Further reading
- “maple”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
- “maple”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
- “maple”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019