gardenia

English

Etymology

From New Latin, named after Scottish naturalist Dr. Alexander Garden.

Pronunciation

Noun

gardenia (plural gardenias)

  1. Any of various tropical evergreen small trees or shrubs, of the genus Gardenia, having glossy leaves and white flowers.
  2. The flower of these plants.
    • 2003, Toni Morrison, Love, Vintage (2016), page 125:
      Heed remembered the baby-powder smell from the bowl of gardenias, their edges browning like toast.

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Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From translingual Gardenia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑrdeniɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝rde̞ˌniɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): gar‧de‧ni‧a

Noun

gardenia

  1. gardenia

Declension

Inflection of gardenia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative gardenia gardeniat
genitive gardenian gardenioiden
gardenioitten
partitive gardeniaa gardenioita
illative gardeniaan gardenioihin
singular plural
nominative gardenia gardeniat
accusative nom. gardenia gardeniat
gen. gardenian
genitive gardenian gardenioiden
gardenioitten
gardeniainrare
partitive gardeniaa gardenioita
inessive gardeniassa gardenioissa
elative gardeniasta gardenioista
illative gardeniaan gardenioihin
adessive gardenialla gardenioilla
ablative gardenialta gardenioilta
allative gardenialle gardenioille
essive gardeniana gardenioina
translative gardeniaksi gardenioiksi
abessive gardeniatta gardenioitta
instructive gardenioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of gardenia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative gardeniani gardeniani
accusative nom. gardeniani gardeniani
gen. gardeniani
genitive gardeniani gardenioideni
gardenioitteni
gardeniainirare
partitive gardeniaani gardenioitani
inessive gardeniassani gardenioissani
elative gardeniastani gardenioistani
illative gardeniaani gardenioihini
adessive gardeniallani gardenioillani
ablative gardenialtani gardenioiltani
allative gardenialleni gardenioilleni
essive gardenianani gardenioinani
translative gardeniakseni gardenioikseni
abessive gardeniattani gardenioittani
instructive
comitative gardenioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative gardeniasi gardeniasi
accusative nom. gardeniasi gardeniasi
gen. gardeniasi
genitive gardeniasi gardenioidesi
gardenioittesi
gardeniaisirare
partitive gardeniaasi gardenioitasi
inessive gardeniassasi gardenioissasi
elative gardeniastasi gardenioistasi
illative gardeniaasi gardenioihisi
adessive gardeniallasi gardenioillasi
ablative gardenialtasi gardenioiltasi
allative gardeniallesi gardenioillesi
essive gardenianasi gardenioinasi
translative gardeniaksesi gardenioiksesi
abessive gardeniattasi gardenioittasi
instructive
comitative gardenioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative gardeniamme gardeniamme
accusative nom. gardeniamme gardeniamme
gen. gardeniamme
genitive gardeniamme gardenioidemme
gardenioittemme
gardeniaimmerare
partitive gardeniaamme gardenioitamme
inessive gardeniassamme gardenioissamme
elative gardeniastamme gardenioistamme
illative gardeniaamme gardenioihimme
adessive gardeniallamme gardenioillamme
ablative gardenialtamme gardenioiltamme
allative gardeniallemme gardenioillemme
essive gardenianamme gardenioinamme
translative gardeniaksemme gardenioiksemme
abessive gardeniattamme gardenioittamme
instructive
comitative gardenioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative gardenianne gardenianne
accusative nom. gardenianne gardenianne
gen. gardenianne
genitive gardenianne gardenioidenne
gardenioittenne
gardeniainnerare
partitive gardeniaanne gardenioitanne
inessive gardeniassanne gardenioissanne
elative gardeniastanne gardenioistanne
illative gardeniaanne gardenioihinne
adessive gardeniallanne gardenioillanne
ablative gardenialtanne gardenioiltanne
allative gardeniallenne gardenioillenne
essive gardeniananne gardenioinanne
translative gardeniaksenne gardenioiksenne
abessive gardeniattanne gardenioittanne
instructive
comitative gardenioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative gardeniansa gardeniansa
accusative nom. gardeniansa gardeniansa
gen. gardeniansa
genitive gardeniansa gardenioidensa
gardenioittensa
gardeniainsarare
partitive gardeniaansa gardenioitaan
gardenioitansa
inessive gardeniassaan
gardeniassansa
gardenioissaan
gardenioissansa
elative gardeniastaan
gardeniastansa
gardenioistaan
gardenioistansa
illative gardeniaansa gardenioihinsa
adessive gardeniallaan
gardeniallansa
gardenioillaan
gardenioillansa
ablative gardenialtaan
gardenialtansa
gardenioiltaan
gardenioiltansa
allative gardenialleen
gardeniallensa
gardenioilleen
gardenioillensa
essive gardenianaan
gardenianansa
gardenioinaan
gardenioinansa
translative gardeniakseen
gardeniaksensa
gardenioikseen
gardenioiksensa
abessive gardeniattaan
gardeniattansa
gardenioittaan
gardenioittansa
instructive
comitative gardenioineen
gardenioinensa

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡarˈdɛ.nja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnja
  • Hyphenation: gar‧dè‧nia

Noun

gardenia f (plural gardenie)

  1. gardenia

Further reading

  • gardenia in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • gardenia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡarˈdɛɲ.ja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɲja
  • Syllabification: gar‧den‧ia

Noun

gardenia f

  1. gardenia (any plant of the genus Gardenia)

Declension

Further reading

  • gardenia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • gardenia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɾˈdenja/ [ɡaɾˈð̞e.nja]
  • Rhymes: -enja
  • Syllabification: gar‧de‧nia

Noun

gardenia f (plural gardenias)

  1. gardenia

Further reading

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