hortensia

See also: Hortensia and hortênsia

English

Etymology

From the genus name, New Latin Hortensia, from hortēnsius (“of the garden”), from hortēnsis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɔː(ɹ).tɛn.ziə/

Noun

hortensia (plural hortensias)

1. A hydrangea (Hydrangea spp.).

Translations

hydrangea — see hydrangea

Further reading

• Hydrangea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hortensia at The Plant List

Anagrams

• antihorse, hair stone, hairstone, senhorita

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Hortensia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɦɔrˈtɛn.zi.aː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: hor‧ten‧sia

Noun

hortensia f (plural hortensia's, diminutive hortensiaatje n)

1. a hydrangea, a hortensia, a flowering plant of the genus Hydrangea

Finnish

Etymology

From New Latin Hortensia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhortensiɑ/, [ˈho̞rt̪e̞nˌs̠iɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): hor‧ten‧si‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): hor‧ten‧sia

Noun

hortensia

1. hydrangea

Declension

Inflection of hortensia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		hortensia	hortensiat
genitive		hortensian	hortensioiden hortensioitten
partitive		hortensiaa	hortensioita
illative		hortensiaan	hortensioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hortensia	hortensiat
accusative	nom.	hortensia	hortensiat
	gen.	hortensian
genitive		hortensian	hortensioiden hortensioitten hortensiain rare
partitive		hortensiaa	hortensioita
inessive		hortensiassa	hortensioissa
elative		hortensiasta	hortensioista
illative		hortensiaan	hortensioihin
adessive		hortensialla	hortensioilla
ablative		hortensialta	hortensioilta
allative		hortensialle	hortensioille
essive		hortensiana	hortensioina
translative		hortensiaksi	hortensioiksi
abessive		hortensiatta	hortensioitta
instructive		—	hortensioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hortensia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hortensiani hortensiani accusative nom. hortensiani hortensiani gen. hortensiani genitive hortensiani hortensioideni hortensioitteni hortensiaini rare partitive hortensiaani hortensioitani inessive hortensiassani hortensioissani elative hortensiastani hortensioistani illative hortensiaani hortensioihini adessive hortensiallani hortensioillani ablative hortensialtani hortensioiltani allative hortensialleni hortensioilleni essive hortensianani hortensioinani translative hortensiakseni hortensioikseni abessive hortensiattani hortensioittani instructive — — comitative — hortensioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hortensiasi hortensiasi accusative nom. hortensiasi hortensiasi gen. hortensiasi genitive hortensiasi hortensioidesi hortensioittesi hortensiaisi rare partitive hortensiaasi hortensioitasi inessive hortensiassasi hortensioissasi elative hortensiastasi hortensioistasi illative hortensiaasi hortensioihisi adessive hortensiallasi hortensioillasi ablative hortensialtasi hortensioiltasi allative hortensiallesi hortensioillesi essive hortensianasi hortensioinasi translative hortensiaksesi hortensioiksesi abessive hortensiattasi hortensioittasi instructive — — comitative — hortensioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hortensiamme hortensiamme accusative nom. hortensiamme hortensiamme gen. hortensiamme genitive hortensiamme hortensioidemme hortensioittemme hortensiaimme rare partitive hortensiaamme hortensioitamme inessive hortensiassamme hortensioissamme elative hortensiastamme hortensioistamme illative hortensiaamme hortensioihimme adessive hortensiallamme hortensioillamme ablative hortensialtamme hortensioiltamme allative hortensiallemme hortensioillemme essive hortensianamme hortensioinamme translative hortensiaksemme hortensioiksemme abessive hortensiattamme hortensioittamme instructive — — comitative — hortensioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hortensianne hortensianne accusative nom. hortensianne hortensianne gen. hortensianne genitive hortensianne hortensioidenne hortensioittenne hortensiainne rare partitive hortensiaanne hortensioitanne inessive hortensiassanne hortensioissanne elative hortensiastanne hortensioistanne illative hortensiaanne hortensioihinne adessive hortensiallanne hortensioillanne ablative hortensialtanne hortensioiltanne allative hortensiallenne hortensioillenne essive hortensiananne hortensioinanne translative hortensiaksenne hortensioiksenne abessive hortensiattanne hortensioittanne instructive — — comitative — hortensioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hortensiansa hortensiansa accusative nom. hortensiansa hortensiansa gen. hortensiansa genitive hortensiansa hortensioidensa hortensioittensa hortensiainsa rare partitive hortensiaansa hortensioitaan hortensioitansa inessive hortensiassaan hortensiassansa hortensioissaan hortensioissansa elative hortensiastaan hortensiastansa hortensioistaan hortensioistansa illative hortensiaansa hortensioihinsa adessive hortensiallaan hortensiallansa hortensioillaan hortensioillansa ablative hortensialtaan hortensialtansa hortensioiltaan hortensioiltansa allative hortensialleen hortensiallensa hortensioilleen hortensioillensa essive hortensianaan hortensianansa hortensioinaan hortensioinansa translative hortensiakseen hortensiaksensa hortensioikseen hortensioiksensa abessive hortensiattaan hortensiattansa hortensioittaan hortensioittansa instructive — — comitative — hortensioineen hortensioinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• puutarhahortensia (“Hydrangea macrophylla”)
• syyshortensia

Further reading

• “hortensia”, 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 2 July 2023

French

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin Hortensia.

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /ɔʁ.tɑ̃.sja/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

hortensia m (plural hortensias)

1. hydrangea

Further reading

• “hortensia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• hâterions, thonaires

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch hortensia.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /hortɛnˈsia/ [hor.t̪ɛnˈsi.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: hor‧ten‧si‧a

Noun

hortensia (plural hortensia-hortensia)

1. Hydrangea

Further reading

• “hortensia”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latin

Adjective

hortēnsia

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of hortēnsis

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin hortēnsis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾˈtensja/ [oɾˈt̪ẽn.sja]
• Rhymes: -ensja
• Syllabification: hor‧ten‧sia

Noun

hortensia f (plural hortensias)

1. hydrangea

Derived terms

• hortensia de invierno

Further reading

• “hortensia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025