See also: Belladonna

English edit

Etymology edit

 
The belladonna plant, showing leaves and berries.

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.

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belladonna (countable and uncountable, plural belladonnas)

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

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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

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɛ.laːˈdɔ.naː/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: bel‧la‧don‧na

Noun edit

belladonna f or m (plural belladonna's, diminutive belladonnaatje n)

  1. 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).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbelːɑdonːɑ/, [ˈbe̞lːɑ̝ˌdo̞nːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -onːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): bel‧la‧don‧na

Noun edit

belladonna

  1. belladonna, deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)

Declension edit

Inflection of belladonna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of belladonna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative belladonnani belladonnani
accusative nom. belladonnani belladonnani
gen. belladonnani
genitive belladonnani belladonnieni
belladonnainirare
partitive belladonnaani belladonniani
inessive belladonnassani belladonnissani
elative belladonnastani belladonnistani
illative belladonnaani belladonniini
adessive belladonnallani belladonnillani
ablative belladonnaltani belladonniltani
allative belladonnalleni belladonnilleni
essive belladonnanani belladonninani
translative belladonnakseni belladonnikseni
abessive belladonnattani belladonnittani
instructive
comitative belladonnineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative belladonnasi belladonnasi
accusative nom. belladonnasi belladonnasi
gen. belladonnasi
genitive belladonnasi belladonniesi
belladonnaisirare
partitive belladonnaasi belladonniasi
inessive belladonnassasi belladonnissasi
elative belladonnastasi belladonnistasi
illative belladonnaasi belladonniisi
adessive belladonnallasi belladonnillasi
ablative belladonnaltasi belladonniltasi
allative belladonnallesi belladonnillesi
essive belladonnanasi belladonninasi
translative belladonnaksesi belladonniksesi
abessive belladonnattasi belladonnittasi
instructive
comitative belladonninesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative belladonnamme belladonnamme
accusative nom. belladonnamme belladonnamme
gen. belladonnamme
genitive belladonnamme belladonniemme
belladonnaimmerare
partitive belladonnaamme belladonniamme
inessive belladonnassamme belladonnissamme
elative belladonnastamme belladonnistamme
illative belladonnaamme belladonniimme
adessive belladonnallamme belladonnillamme
ablative belladonnaltamme belladonniltamme
allative belladonnallemme belladonnillemme
essive belladonnanamme belladonninamme
translative belladonnaksemme belladonniksemme
abessive belladonnattamme belladonnittamme
instructive
comitative belladonninemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative belladonnanne belladonnanne
accusative nom. belladonnanne belladonnanne
gen. belladonnanne
genitive belladonnanne belladonnienne
belladonnainnerare
partitive belladonnaanne belladonnianne
inessive belladonnassanne belladonnissanne
elative belladonnastanne belladonnistanne
illative belladonnaanne belladonniinne
adessive belladonnallanne belladonnillanne
ablative belladonnaltanne belladonniltanne
allative belladonnallenne belladonnillenne
essive belladonnananne belladonninanne
translative belladonnaksenne belladonniksenne
abessive belladonnattanne belladonnittanne
instructive
comitative belladonninenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative belladonnansa belladonnansa
accusative nom. belladonnansa belladonnansa
gen. belladonnansa
genitive belladonnansa belladonniensa
belladonnainsarare
partitive belladonnaansa belladonniaan
belladonniansa
inessive belladonnassaan
belladonnassansa
belladonnissaan
belladonnissansa
elative belladonnastaan
belladonnastansa
belladonnistaan
belladonnistansa
illative belladonnaansa belladonniinsa
adessive belladonnallaan
belladonnallansa
belladonnillaan
belladonnillansa
ablative belladonnaltaan
belladonnaltansa
belladonniltaan
belladonniltansa
allative belladonnalleen
belladonnallensa
belladonnilleen
belladonnillensa
essive belladonnanaan
belladonnanansa
belladonninaan
belladonninansa
translative belladonnakseen
belladonnaksensa
belladonnikseen
belladonniksensa
abessive belladonnattaan
belladonnattansa
belladonnittaan
belladonnittansa
instructive
comitative belladonnineen
belladonninensa

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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

  • IPA(key): /ˌbɛl.laˈdɔn.na/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔnna
  • Hyphenation: bel‧la‧dòn‧na

Noun edit

belladonna f (plural belledonne)

  1. deadly nightshade, belladonna (Atropa belladonna)

References edit

  1. ^ 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).

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belladonna f (genitive belladonnae); first declension

  1. (New Latin) belladonna (Atropa belladonna)

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First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative belladonna belladonnae
Genitive belladonnae belladonnārum
Dative belladonnae belladonnīs
Accusative belladonnam belladonnās
Ablative belladonnā belladonnīs
Vocative belladonna belladonnae

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Polish edit

 
belladonna

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Italian belladonna.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bɛl.laˈdɔn.na/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔnna
  • Syllabification: bel‧la‧don‧na

Noun edit

belladonna f

  1. (literary) Alternative form of belladona

Declension edit

Further reading edit

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