geranium

See also: Geranium and géranium

EnglishEdit

 
Geranium sanguineum

EtymologyEdit

From Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον (geránion), from γέρᾰνος (géranos, crane) + -ῐον (-ion, diminutive suffix).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪniəm

NounEdit

geranium (plural geraniums or gerania)

  1. Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, the cranesbills, of family Geraniaceae.
  2. The common name for flowering plants of the genus Pelargonium.
  3. A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium.
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geranium (comparative more geranium, superlative most geranium)

  1. Of a bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium.

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DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, crane).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈraː.ni.ʏm/
  • Hyphenation: ge‧ra‧ni‧um

NounEdit

geranium f (plural geraniums, diminutive geraniumpje n)

  1. A geranium, plant of the genus Geranium.
  2. (informal) A pelargonium.

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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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)

  1. a geranium, plant of genus Geranium
  2. a pelargonium (popular name)

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

EtymologyEdit

From New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos).

NounEdit

geranium m (definite singular geraniumen, indefinite plural geraniumar, definite plural geraniumane)

  1. a geranium, plant of genus Geranium
  2. a pelargonium (popular name)

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PolishEdit

 
Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛˈraɲ.jum/
  • Rhymes: -aɲjum
  • Syllabification: ge‧ran‧ium

NounEdit

geranium n

  1. geranium, cranesbill
    Synonym: bodziszek
  2. a popular name of some species of pelargonium

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adjective

Further readingEdit

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

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from French géranium.

NounEdit

geranium n (uncountable)

  1. geranium

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