geranio

See also: gerânio

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, “crane”).

Noun

geranio m (plural gerani)

1. geranium, pelargonium

   Synonym: pelargonio

2. geranium, cranesbill

   Synonym: geranio perenne

Anagrams

• erigano, ragione

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈra.ni.oː/, [ɡɛˈränioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeˈra.ni.o/, [d͡ʒeˈräːnio]

Noun

geraniō n

1. dative/ablative singular of geranion/geranium

Spanish

Alternative forms

• geráneo (nonstandard, hypercorrection)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeˈɾanjo/ [xeˈɾa.njo]
• Rhymes: -anjo
• Syllabification: ge‧ra‧nio

Noun

geranio m (plural geranios)

1. geranium, pelargonium
2. geranium, cranesbill

Derived terms

• geranio de sangre
• geranio sanguíneo

 

Descendants

• → Tagalog: heranyo

Further reading

• “geranio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16