azalea
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”), because it grows in dry soil; from ἄζω (ázō, “I dry up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
azalea (plural azaleas)
TranslationsEdit
plant — See also translations at rhododendron
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Further readingEdit
- azalea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Rhododendron subg. Azaleastrum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from New Latin [Term?].
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
azalea f or m (plural azalea's, diminutive azaleaatje n)
EsperantoEdit
AdjectiveEdit
azalea (accusative singular azalean, plural azaleaj, accusative plural azaleajn)
- of or relating to an azalea
Related termsEdit
- azaleo (“azalea”)
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”).
NounEdit
azalea f (plural azalee)
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”)
NounEdit
azalea f (genitive azaleae); first declension
DeclensionEdit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | azalea | azaleae |
Genitive | azaleae | azaleārum |
Dative | azaleae | azaleīs |
Accusative | azaleam | azaleās |
Ablative | azaleā | azaleīs |
Vocative | azalea | azaleae |
SpanishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- azálea (Mexico)
EtymologyEdit
From New Latin Azalea, a genus name, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”), because the plant grows in dry soil.
PronunciationEdit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /aθaˈlea/, [a.θaˈle.a]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /asaˈlea/, [a.saˈle.a]
- Rhymes: -ea
NounEdit
azalea f (plural azaleas)
Further readingEdit
- “azalea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014