pelargoni

Finnish

Alternative forms

• pelargonia

Etymology

From Swedish pelargon. The dialectal variants like pela(r)kuu(ni) show a more direct borrowing, while the standard form pelargoni has been brought closer to the Latinate Pelargonium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpelɑrɡo(ː)ni/, [ˈpe̞lɑ̝rˌɡo̞(ː)ni]
• Rhymes: -oni
• Syllabification^(key): pe‧lar‧go‧ni

Noun

pelargoni

1. pelargonium, storksbill; geranium (any plant in the genus Pelargonium)

Usage notes

Pelargoniums are often commonly known in English as geraniums, because the two genera were earlier regarded as being one, called Geranium.

Declension

Inflection of pelargoni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		pelargoni	pelargonit
genitive		pelargonin	pelargonien
partitive		pelargonia	pelargoneja
illative		pelargoniin	pelargoneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pelargoni	pelargonit
accusative	nom.	pelargoni	pelargonit
	gen.	pelargonin
genitive		pelargonin	pelargonien
partitive		pelargonia	pelargoneja
inessive		pelargonissa	pelargoneissa
elative		pelargonista	pelargoneista
illative		pelargoniin	pelargoneihin
adessive		pelargonilla	pelargoneilla
ablative		pelargonilta	pelargoneilta
allative		pelargonille	pelargoneille
essive		pelargonina	pelargoneina
translative		pelargoniksi	pelargoneiksi
abessive		pelargonitta	pelargoneitta
instructive		—	pelargonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pelargoni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pelargonini pelargonini accusative nom. pelargonini pelargonini gen. pelargonini genitive pelargonini pelargonieni partitive pelargoniani pelargonejani inessive pelargonissani pelargoneissani elative pelargonistani pelargoneistani illative pelargoniini pelargoneihini adessive pelargonillani pelargoneillani ablative pelargoniltani pelargoneiltani allative pelargonilleni pelargoneilleni essive pelargoninani pelargoneinani translative pelargonikseni pelargoneikseni abessive pelargonittani pelargoneittani instructive — — comitative — pelargoneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pelargonisi pelargonisi accusative nom. pelargonisi pelargonisi gen. pelargonisi genitive pelargonisi pelargoniesi partitive pelargoniasi pelargonejasi inessive pelargonissasi pelargoneissasi elative pelargonistasi pelargoneistasi illative pelargoniisi pelargoneihisi adessive pelargonillasi pelargoneillasi ablative pelargoniltasi pelargoneiltasi allative pelargonillesi pelargoneillesi essive pelargoninasi pelargoneinasi translative pelargoniksesi pelargoneiksesi abessive pelargonittasi pelargoneittasi instructive — — comitative — pelargoneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pelargonimme pelargonimme accusative nom. pelargonimme pelargonimme gen. pelargonimme genitive pelargonimme pelargoniemme partitive pelargoniamme pelargonejamme inessive pelargonissamme pelargoneissamme elative pelargonistamme pelargoneistamme illative pelargoniimme pelargoneihimme adessive pelargonillamme pelargoneillamme ablative pelargoniltamme pelargoneiltamme allative pelargonillemme pelargoneillemme essive pelargoninamme pelargoneinamme translative pelargoniksemme pelargoneiksemme abessive pelargonittamme pelargoneittamme instructive — — comitative — pelargoneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pelargoninne pelargoninne accusative nom. pelargoninne pelargoninne gen. pelargoninne genitive pelargoninne pelargonienne partitive pelargonianne pelargonejanne inessive pelargonissanne pelargoneissanne elative pelargonistanne pelargoneistanne illative pelargoniinne pelargoneihinne adessive pelargonillanne pelargoneillanne ablative pelargoniltanne pelargoneiltanne allative pelargonillenne pelargoneillenne essive pelargoninanne pelargoneinanne translative pelargoniksenne pelargoneiksenne abessive pelargonittanne pelargoneittanne instructive — — comitative — pelargoneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pelargoninsa pelargoninsa accusative nom. pelargoninsa pelargoninsa gen. pelargoninsa genitive pelargoninsa pelargoniensa partitive pelargoniaan pelargoniansa pelargonejaan pelargonejansa inessive pelargonissaan pelargonissansa pelargoneissaan pelargoneissansa elative pelargonistaan pelargonistansa pelargoneistaan pelargoneistansa illative pelargoniinsa pelargoneihinsa adessive pelargonillaan pelargonillansa pelargoneillaan pelargoneillansa ablative pelargoniltaan pelargoniltansa pelargoneiltaan pelargoneiltansa allative pelargonilleen pelargonillensa pelargoneilleen pelargoneillensa essive pelargoninaan pelargoninansa pelargoneinaan pelargoneinansa translative pelargonikseen pelargoniksensa pelargoneikseen pelargoneiksensa abessive pelargonittaan pelargonittansa pelargoneittaan pelargoneittansa instructive — — comitative — pelargoneineen pelargoneinensa

Synonyms

• pelakuu, pelakuuni, pielikukka

Derived terms

compounds

• pelargonihapero
• pelargoniseitikki

 

See also

• kurjenpolvi

Further reading

• “pelargoni”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Italian

Noun

pelargoni m

1. plural of pelargonio

Anagrams

• piangerlo