alfalfa
English
Etymology
From Spanish alfalfa, from early form alfalfez, from Arabic الْفِصْفِصَة (al-fiṣfiṣa), الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa, “fresh fodder”), from Persian اسپست (espest, aspest), from Middle Persian ʾspst' (aspast).
Pronunciation
Noun
alfalfa (countable and uncountable, plural alfalfas)
- (uncountable) A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
- Synonym: (British) lucerne
- (countable) A type or breed of this plant.
Derived terms
Translations
Medicago sativa
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Further reading
alfalfa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Medicago sativa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Medicago sativa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- alfalfa at USDA Plants database
- alfalfa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Finnish
Noun
alfalfa
Declension
Inflection of alfalfa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | alfalfa | alfalfat | |
genitive | alfalfan | alfalfojen | |
partitive | alfalfaa | alfalfoja | |
illative | alfalfaan | alfalfoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | alfalfa | alfalfat | |
accusative | nom. | alfalfa | alfalfat |
gen. | alfalfan | ||
genitive | alfalfan | alfalfojen alfalfain rare | |
partitive | alfalfaa | alfalfoja | |
inessive | alfalfassa | alfalfoissa | |
elative | alfalfasta | alfalfoista | |
illative | alfalfaan | alfalfoihin | |
adessive | alfalfalla | alfalfoilla | |
ablative | alfalfalta | alfalfoilta | |
allative | alfalfalle | alfalfoille | |
essive | alfalfana | alfalfoina | |
translative | alfalfaksi | alfalfoiksi | |
abessive | alfalfatta | alfalfoitta | |
instructive | — | alfalfoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
Irish
Etymology
Borrowed from English alfalfa, from Spanish, from Arabic الْفِصْفِصَة (al-fiṣfiṣa, “fresh fodder”) and الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa, “(same)”), from Persian اسپست (espest, aspest), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭮𐭯𐭮𐭲 (aspast).
Noun
alfalfa m (genitive singular alfalfa)
Declension
Declension of alfalfa
Bare forms (no plural of this noun)
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Forms with the definite article
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Mutation
Irish mutation | |||
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Radical | Eclipsis | with h-prothesis | with t-prothesis |
alfalfa | n-alfalfa | halfalfa | t-alfalfa |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “alfalfa”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Arabic الْفِصْفِصَة (al-fiṣfiṣa), الْفَصْفَصَة (al-faṣfaṣa, “fresh fodder”).
Pronunciation
Noun
alfalfa f (plural alfalfas)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: alfalfa
Further reading
- “alfalfa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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