bougainvillea

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English

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Bougainvillea flowers and bracts.
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bougainvillea (plural bougainvilleas)

  1. Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.
    • 2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 129:
      He is outside in his garden, surrounded by bougainvillea bursting with color.

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From translingual Bougainvillea.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbuɡɑnʋilːeɑ/, [ˈbuɡɑ̝nˌʋilːe̞ɑ̝]

Noun

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bougainvillea

  1. bougainvillea

Declension

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Inflection of bougainvillea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative bougainvillea bougainvilleat
genitive bougainvillean bougainvilleoiden
bougainvilleoitten
partitive bougainvilleaa bougainvilleoita
illative bougainvilleaan bougainvilleoihin
singular plural
nominative bougainvillea bougainvilleat
accusative nom. bougainvillea bougainvilleat
gen. bougainvillean
genitive bougainvillean bougainvilleoiden
bougainvilleoitten
bougainvilleain rare
partitive bougainvilleaa bougainvilleoita
inessive bougainvilleassa bougainvilleoissa
elative bougainvilleasta bougainvilleoista
illative bougainvilleaan bougainvilleoihin
adessive bougainvillealla bougainvilleoilla
ablative bougainvillealta bougainvilleoilta
allative bougainvillealle bougainvilleoille
essive bougainvilleana bougainvilleoina
translative bougainvilleaksi bougainvilleoiksi
abessive bougainvilleatta bougainvilleoitta
instructive bougainvilleoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bougainvillea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bougainvilleani bougainvilleani
accusative nom. bougainvilleani bougainvilleani
gen. bougainvilleani
genitive bougainvilleani bougainvilleoideni
bougainvilleoitteni
bougainvilleaini rare
partitive bougainvilleaani bougainvilleoitani
inessive bougainvilleassani bougainvilleoissani
elative bougainvilleastani bougainvilleoistani
illative bougainvilleaani bougainvilleoihini
adessive bougainvilleallani bougainvilleoillani
ablative bougainvillealtani bougainvilleoiltani
allative bougainvillealleni bougainvilleoilleni
essive bougainvilleanani bougainvilleoinani
translative bougainvilleakseni bougainvilleoikseni
abessive bougainvilleattani bougainvilleoittani
instructive
comitative bougainvilleoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bougainvilleasi bougainvilleasi
accusative nom. bougainvilleasi bougainvilleasi
gen. bougainvilleasi
genitive bougainvilleasi bougainvilleoidesi
bougainvilleoittesi
bougainvilleaisi rare
partitive bougainvilleaasi bougainvilleoitasi
inessive bougainvilleassasi bougainvilleoissasi
elative bougainvilleastasi bougainvilleoistasi
illative bougainvilleaasi bougainvilleoihisi
adessive bougainvilleallasi bougainvilleoillasi
ablative bougainvillealtasi bougainvilleoiltasi
allative bougainvilleallesi bougainvilleoillesi
essive bougainvilleanasi bougainvilleoinasi
translative bougainvilleaksesi bougainvilleoiksesi
abessive bougainvilleattasi bougainvilleoittasi
instructive
comitative bougainvilleoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bougainvilleamme bougainvilleamme
accusative nom. bougainvilleamme bougainvilleamme
gen. bougainvilleamme
genitive bougainvilleamme bougainvilleoidemme
bougainvilleoittemme
bougainvilleaimme rare
partitive bougainvilleaamme bougainvilleoitamme
inessive bougainvilleassamme bougainvilleoissamme
elative bougainvilleastamme bougainvilleoistamme
illative bougainvilleaamme bougainvilleoihimme
adessive bougainvilleallamme bougainvilleoillamme
ablative bougainvillealtamme bougainvilleoiltamme
allative bougainvilleallemme bougainvilleoillemme
essive bougainvilleanamme bougainvilleoinamme
translative bougainvilleaksemme bougainvilleoiksemme
abessive bougainvilleattamme bougainvilleoittamme
instructive
comitative bougainvilleoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bougainvilleanne bougainvilleanne
accusative nom. bougainvilleanne bougainvilleanne
gen. bougainvilleanne
genitive bougainvilleanne bougainvilleoidenne
bougainvilleoittenne
bougainvilleainne rare
partitive bougainvilleaanne bougainvilleoitanne
inessive bougainvilleassanne bougainvilleoissanne
elative bougainvilleastanne bougainvilleoistanne
illative bougainvilleaanne bougainvilleoihinne
adessive bougainvilleallanne bougainvilleoillanne
ablative bougainvillealtanne bougainvilleoiltanne
allative bougainvilleallenne bougainvilleoillenne
essive bougainvilleananne bougainvilleoinanne
translative bougainvilleaksenne bougainvilleoiksenne
abessive bougainvilleattanne bougainvilleoittanne
instructive
comitative bougainvilleoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative bougainvilleansa bougainvilleansa
accusative nom. bougainvilleansa bougainvilleansa
gen. bougainvilleansa
genitive bougainvilleansa bougainvilleoidensa
bougainvilleoittensa
bougainvilleainsa rare
partitive bougainvilleaansa bougainvilleoitaan
bougainvilleoitansa
inessive bougainvilleassaan
bougainvilleassansa
bougainvilleoissaan
bougainvilleoissansa
elative bougainvilleastaan
bougainvilleastansa
bougainvilleoistaan
bougainvilleoistansa
illative bougainvilleaansa bougainvilleoihinsa
adessive bougainvilleallaan
bougainvilleallansa
bougainvilleoillaan
bougainvilleoillansa
ablative bougainvillealtaan
bougainvillealtansa
bougainvilleoiltaan
bougainvilleoiltansa
allative bougainvillealleen
bougainvilleallensa
bougainvilleoilleen
bougainvilleoillensa
essive bougainvilleanaan
bougainvilleanansa
bougainvilleoinaan
bougainvilleoinansa
translative bougainvilleakseen
bougainvilleaksensa
bougainvilleoikseen
bougainvilleoiksensa
abessive bougainvilleattaan
bougainvilleattansa
bougainvilleoittaan
bougainvilleoittansa
instructive
comitative bougainvilleoineen
bougainvilleoinensa

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Portuguese

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Noun

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bougainvillea f (plural bougainvilleas)

  1. bougainvillea (flower)