sabdariffa
English edit
Noun edit
sabdariffa
- Hibiscus sabdariffa, the roselle, a Hibiscus species native to the Old World tropics.
- 1850, Fanny Parkes Parlby, Wanderings of a Pilgrim in Search of the Picturesque, page 316:
- The bark of the hibiscus cannabinus (hemp-leaved hibiscus), as well as that of the sabdariffa is made into cordage.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
16th-century coinage of uncertain origins. Thought by some to come from a Jamaican word, and by others from a Turkish word.
Noun edit
sabdariffa f (genitive sabdariffae); first declension
- Hibiscus sabdariffa, the roselle, a Hibiscus species native to the Old World tropics.
- 1576, Matthias de Lobel (1538–1616), Plantarum Seu Stirpium Historia, page 375:
- Sabdariffa. Huc spectat perelegans & noua planta, quam quidam Sabdariffam vocãt. (Let us consider this very elegant and new plant that some call Sabdariffa.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension edit
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sabdariffa | sabdariffae |
| Genitive | sabdariffae | sabdariffārum |
| Dative | sabdariffae | sabdariffīs |
| Accusative | sabdariffam | sabdariffās |
| Ablative | sabdariffā | sabdariffīs |
| Vocative | sabdariffa | sabdariffae |