aronija

See also: aronijā

Latvian

Aronijas

Etymology

Apparently from the scientific name (Aronia) of this plant.

Pronunciation

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Noun

aronija f (4th declension)

1. chokeberry (two species of shrubs of genus Aronia, family Rosaceae, with glossy elliptical leaves, white flowers, and black berries)

   aroniju Ziemeļamerikā var sastapt gan uz klintīm, gan meža biezokņos un purvos ― in North America, the chokeberry can be found both on cliffs and in forest thickets and marshes

2. chokeberry (the fruits of these shrubs)

   aroniju sula ― chokeberry juice

Declension

Declension of aronija (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	aronija	aronijas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	aroniju	aronijas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	aronijas	aroniju
dative (datīvs)	aronijai	aronijām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	aroniju	aronijām
locative (lokatīvs)	aronijā	aronijās
vocative (vokatīvs)	aronija	aronijas

Derived terms

• melnaugļu aronija