bilbergia

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See also: bilbergią

Italian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from translingual Billbergia.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bilˈbɛr.d͡ʒa/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrdʒa
  • Hyphenation: bil‧bèr‧gia

Noun[edit]

bilbergia f (plural bilberge)

  1. any plant of the genus Billbergia

Further reading[edit]

  • bilbergia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Internationalism; ultimately named after Swedish botanist, zoologist, and anatomist Gustaf Johan Billberg + -ia. First attested in 1855.[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bilˈbɛr.ɡja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɡja
  • Syllabification: bil‧ber‧gia

Noun[edit]

bilbergia f

  1. any plant of the genus Billbergia
    Synonym: zwodnica

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ J. F Biernacki (1855) Dokładny praktyczny ogrodnik w miesięcznych zatrudnieniach[1], page IV
  2. ^ bilbergia in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading[edit]

  • bilbergia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bilbergia in Polish dictionaries at PWN