geranium
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, “crane”), plus the Latin suffix -ium.
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -eɪniəm
NounEdit
geranium (plural geraniums or gerania)
- Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, the cranesbills, of family Geraniaceae.
- The common name for flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium.
- A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium.
- geranium:
SynonymsEdit
- (Geranium): cranesbill
- (Pelargonium): pelargonium
Derived termsEdit
- nutmeg geranium
- rock geranium (Heuchera spp.)
- rose geranium (Pelargonium spp.)
- wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)
Related termsEdit
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See alsoEdit
- alfilaria
- storksbill
- geranium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pelargonium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Geranium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Pelargonium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
AdjectiveEdit
geranium (comparative more geranium, superlative most geranium)
- Of a bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium.
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See alsoEdit
- (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine (Category: en:Reds)
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, “crane”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
geranium f (plural geraniums, diminutive geraniumpje n)
- A geranium, plant of the genus Geranium.
- (informal) A pelargonium.
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, “crane”)
NounEdit
geranium m (definite singular geranien or geraniumen, indefinite plural geranier, definite plural geraniene)
- a geranium, plant of genus Geranium
- a pelargonium (popular name)
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “geranium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “geranium” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos)
NounEdit
geranium m (definite singular geraniumen, indefinite plural geraniumar, definite plural geraniumane)
- a geranium, plant of genus Geranium
- a pelargonium (popular name)
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “geranium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
geranium n
- geranium, cranesbill
- Synonym: bodziszek
- A popular name of some species of pelargonium.
DeclensionEdit
Derived termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- geranium in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- geranium in Polish dictionaries at PWN
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
geranium n (uncountable)
DeclensionEdit
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) geranium | geraniumul |
genitive/dative | (unui) geranium | geraniumului |
vocative | geraniumule |