belladonna
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (altered by folk etymology: bella donna (“beautiful lady”)) from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), of Gaulish origin. The folk etymology was motivated by the cosmetic use of nightshade for dilating the eyes.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbɛləˈdɑnə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbɛləˈdɒnə/
- Rhymes: -ɒnə
Noun[edit]
belladonna (countable and uncountable, plural belladonnas)
- A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries.
- 1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 112:
- Witches always anointed themselves with ointments before departing up the chimney to their Sabbaths. One such ointment was composed of Aconite, Belladonna, Water Parsley, Cinquefoil and Babies' Fat.
- An alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine.
- 2005 June 13, Edmund White, “My Women: Learning how to love them.”, in The New Yorker:
- Cathy teetered downstairs on very high heels, her hair swept up in a disintegrating “brioche”, her eyes glistening with belladonna drops.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Atropa belladonna): deadly nightshade
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (bella donna, literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
belladonna f or m (plural belladonna's, diminutive belladonnaatje n)
- Synonym of wolfskers (“deadly nightshade, Atropa belladonna”)
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (bella donna, literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
belladonna
Declension[edit]
Inflection of belladonna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | belladonna | belladonnat | ||
genitive | belladonnan | belladonnien | ||
partitive | belladonnaa | belladonnia | ||
illative | belladonnaan | belladonniin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | belladonna | belladonnat | ||
accusative | nom. | belladonna | belladonnat | |
gen. | belladonnan | |||
genitive | belladonnan | belladonnien belladonnainrare | ||
partitive | belladonnaa | belladonnia | ||
inessive | belladonnassa | belladonnissa | ||
elative | belladonnasta | belladonnista | ||
illative | belladonnaan | belladonniin | ||
adessive | belladonnalla | belladonnilla | ||
ablative | belladonnalta | belladonnilta | ||
allative | belladonnalle | belladonnille | ||
essive | belladonnana | belladonnina | ||
translative | belladonnaksi | belladonniksi | ||
abessive | belladonnatta | belladonnitta | ||
instructive | — | belladonnin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “belladonna”, 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 2023-07-02
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Interpreted by folk etymology as bella (“beautiful”) + donna (“lady”), from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
belladonna f (plural belledonne)
References[edit]
- ^ belladonna in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (bella donna, literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /bel.laˈdon.na/, [bɛlːʲäˈd̪ɔnːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /bel.laˈdon.na/, [belːäˈd̪ɔnːä]
Noun[edit]
belladonna f (genitive belladonnae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | belladonna | belladonnae |
Genitive | belladonnae | belladonnārum |
Dative | belladonnae | belladonnīs |
Accusative | belladonnam | belladonnās |
Ablative | belladonnā | belladonnīs |
Vocative | belladonna | belladonnae |
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Aecidium belladonnae
- Amaryllis belladonna
- Amphisphaeria belladonnae
- Aspila belladonna
- Atropa belladonna
- Boberella belladonna
- Coburgia belladonna
- Delias belladonna
- Delphinium belladonna
- Hamadryas belladonna
- Leopoldia belladonna
- Lestes belladonna
- Lilium belladonna
- Mycosphaerella belladonnae
- Naevia belladonnae
- Pauia belladonna
- Ploettnera belladonnae
- Sphaerella belladonnae
- Trematosphaeria belladonnae
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian belladonna.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
belladonna f
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | belladonna | belladonny |
genitive | belladonny | belladonn |
dative | belladonnie | belladonnom |
accusative | belladonnę | belladonny |
instrumental | belladonną | belladonnami |
locative | belladonnie | belladonnach |
vocative | belladonno | belladonny |
Further reading[edit]
- belladonna in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- belladonna in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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