belladonna
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (altered by folk etymology: bella donna (“beautiful lady”)) from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), of Gaulish origin. The folk etymology was motivated by the cosmetic use of nightshade for dilating the eyes.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbɛləˈdɑnə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbɛləˈdɒnə/
- Rhymes: -ɒnə
Noun edit
belladonna (countable and uncountable, plural belladonnas)
- A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries.
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 112:
- Witches always anointed themselves with ointments before departing up the chimney to their Sabbaths. One such ointment was composed of Aconite, Belladonna, Water Parsley, Cinquefoil and Babies' Fat.
- An alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine.
- 2005 June 13, Edmund White, “My Women: Learning how to love them.”, in The New Yorker:
- Cathy teetered downstairs on very high heels, her hair swept up in a disintegrating “brioche”, her eyes glistening with belladonna drops.
Synonyms edit
- (Atropa belladonna): deadly nightshade
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (bella donna, literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
belladonna f or m (plural belladonna's, diminutive belladonnaatje n)
- Synonym of wolfskers (“deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna”)
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (bella donna, literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
belladonna
Declension edit
Inflection of belladonna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | belladonna | belladonnat | ||
genitive | belladonnan | belladonnien | ||
partitive | belladonnaa | belladonnia | ||
illative | belladonnaan | belladonniin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | belladonna | belladonnat | ||
accusative | nom. | belladonna | belladonnat | |
gen. | belladonnan | |||
genitive | belladonnan | belladonnien belladonnainrare | ||
partitive | belladonnaa | belladonnia | ||
inessive | belladonnassa | belladonnissa | ||
elative | belladonnasta | belladonnista | ||
illative | belladonnaan | belladonniin | ||
adessive | belladonnalla | belladonnilla | ||
ablative | belladonnalta | belladonnilta | ||
allative | belladonnalle | belladonnille | ||
essive | belladonnana | belladonnina | ||
translative | belladonnaksi | belladonniksi | ||
abessive | belladonnatta | belladonnitta | ||
instructive | — | belladonnin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “belladonna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Interpreted by folk etymology as bella (“beautiful”) + donna (“lady”), from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
belladonna f (plural belledonne)
References edit
- ^ belladonna in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (bella donna, literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /bel.laˈdon.na/, [bɛlːʲäˈd̪ɔnːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /bel.laˈdon.na/, [belːäˈd̪ɔnːä]
Noun edit
belladonna f (genitive belladonnae); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | belladonna | belladonnae |
Genitive | belladonnae | belladonnārum |
Dative | belladonnae | belladonnīs |
Accusative | belladonnam | belladonnās |
Ablative | belladonnā | belladonnīs |
Vocative | belladonna | belladonnae |
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- Aecidium belladonnae
- Amaryllis belladonna
- Amphisphaeria belladonnae
- Aspila belladonna
- Atropa belladonna
- Boberella belladonna
- Coburgia belladonna
- Delias belladonna
- Delphinium belladonna
- Hamadryas belladonna
- Leopoldia belladonna
- Lestes belladonna
- Lilium belladonna
- Mycosphaerella belladonnae
- Naevia belladonnae
- Pauia belladonna
- Ploettnera belladonnae
- Sphaerella belladonnae
- Trematosphaeria belladonnae
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian belladonna.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
belladonna f
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | belladonna | belladonny |
genitive | belladonny | belladonn |
dative | belladonnie | belladonnom |
accusative | belladonnę | belladonny |
instrumental | belladonną | belladonnami |
locative | belladonnie | belladonnach |
vocative | belladonno | belladonny |
Further reading edit
- belladonna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- belladonna in Polish dictionaries at PWN