Kamelie

See also: kamélie

German

Etymology

It was named after Moravian Jesuit missionary, pharmacist and naturalist Joseph Kamel (‘Camellus’) (1661–1706). The Czech surname Kamel is a variant of Kamil, who gave a description of the plants of East Asia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈmeːli̯ə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Kamelie f (genitive Kamelie, plural Kamelien)

1. camellia

Declension

Declension of Kamelie [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Kamelie	die	Kamelien
genitive	einer	der	Kamelie	der	Kamelien
dative	einer	der	Kamelie	den	Kamelien
accusative	eine	die	Kamelie	die	Kamelien

See also

• Kamel

Further reading

• “Kamelie” in Duden online