Paeonia

See also: paeonia and Pæonia

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin paeonia.

Pronunciation

• English: IPA^(key): /piːˈoʊniːə/

Proper noun

Paeonia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Paeoniaceae – peonies.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Saxifragales - order; Paeoniaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Paeonia sect. Onaepia, Paeonia sect. Moutan, Paeonia sect. Paeonia - sections
  • Paeonia officinalis - type species

References

• Paeonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Paeonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Paeonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Paeonia at USDA Plants database
• Paeonia at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Paeonia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Paeonia at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Paeonia at Plants of the World Online
• Paeoniaceae at APWeb

English

Alternative forms

• Paionia
• Pæonia (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paeonia, from Ancient Greek Παιονία (Paionía).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /piːˈəʊ.ni.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /piˈoʊ.ni.ə/
• Rhymes: -əʊniə

Proper noun

Paeonia (uncountable)

1. The land of the Paeonians, a people inhabiting between the lands of Macedonians, Thracians, and Illyrians.

Derived terms

• Paeonian

Translations

land of the Paeonians

• Finnish: Paionia
• French: Péonie (fr) f
• Latin: Paeonia f
• Polish: Paeonia f
• Spanish: Peonia

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek Παίων (Paíōn)

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂

Proto-Hellenic *-íā

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)

Ancient Greek Παιονία (Paionía)bor.

Latin Paeonia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παιονία (Paionía), from Παίων (Paíōn, “Paeonian”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā). By surface analysis, Paeōn +‎ -ia.

Proper noun

Paeonia f sg (genitive Paeoniae); first declension

1. Paeonia (the land of the Paeonians, a people inhabiting between the lands of Macedonians, Thracians, and Illyrians)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Paeonia
genitive	Paeoniae
dative	Paeoniae
accusative	Paeoniam
ablative	Paeoniā
vocative	Paeonia
locative	Paeoniae

Related terms

• Paeōn
• Paeonis
• Paeonius

Descendants

• → English: Paeonia
• French: Péonie

Further reading

• “Paeonia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.