orszelina

See also: orszeliną

Polish

orszelina

Etymology

Unknown, perhaps from French orge (“barley”) +‎ -ina, due to its inflorescenses bearing resemblance to ears of barley and other grains.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔr.ʂɛˈli.na/

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• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: or‧sze‧li‧na

Noun

orszelina f (related adjective orszelinowy)

1. any plant of the genus Clethra

Declension

Declension of orszelina

	singular	plural
nominative	orszelina	orszeliny
genitive	orszeliny	orszelin
dative	orszelinie	orszelinom
accusative	orszelinę	orszeliny
instrumental	orszeliną	orszelinami
locative	orszelinie	orszelinach
vocative	orszelino	orszeliny

Derived terms

nouns

• orszelina drzewiasta
• orszelina kłosowata
• orszelina kutnerowata
• orszelina olcholistna
• orszelina szara
• orszelina zaostrzona

 

Further reading

• orszelina in PWN's encyclopedia