rafflesia

See also: Rafflesia

English

Rafflesia arnoldii in Sabah, Malaysia.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Rafflesia.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈfliː.ʒə/, /ɹəˈfliː.ʒɪ.ə/, /ɹəˈfliː.zɪ.ə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹəˈfli.ʒə/, /ɹəˈfli.ʒi.ə/, /ɹəˈfli.zi.ə/
• Hyphenation: raf‧fles‧ia

Noun

rafflesia (plural rafflesias)

1. (botany) Any of several large parasitic plants, of the genus Rafflesia, from South East Asia, that have no roots, stems or leaves; Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest known flower with a diameter of over a yard.

Translations

plant of the genus Rafflesia

• Arabic: رَافْلِيسِياَ (rāflīsīa)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大王花 (dàwánghuā), 大花草 (dàhuācǎo)

• Dutch: rafflesia
• Finnish: raatokukka (fi), rafflesia (fi)
• German: Rafflesien
• Japanese: ラフレシア (ja) (rafureshia)
• Kazakh: раффлезия (raffleziä)
• Korean: 라플레시아 (ko) (rapeullesia)
• Malay: kembang pakma, ambai-ambai
• Polish: bukietnica (pl) f
• Thai: บัวตูม (buua-dtuum), บัวผุด (buua-pùt)

Finnish

Etymology

From taxonomic name Rafflesia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑf(ː)lesiɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝f.(f)le̞ˌs̠iɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): raff‧le‧si‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): raff‧le‧sia

Noun

rafflesia

1. rafflesia

Declension

Inflection of rafflesia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		rafflesia	rafflesiat
genitive		rafflesian	rafflesioiden rafflesioitten
partitive		rafflesiaa	rafflesioita
illative		rafflesiaan	rafflesioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rafflesia	rafflesiat
accusative	nom.	rafflesia	rafflesiat
	gen.	rafflesian
genitive		rafflesian	rafflesioiden rafflesioitten rafflesiain rare
partitive		rafflesiaa	rafflesioita
inessive		rafflesiassa	rafflesioissa
elative		rafflesiasta	rafflesioista
illative		rafflesiaan	rafflesioihin
adessive		rafflesialla	rafflesioilla
ablative		rafflesialta	rafflesioilta
allative		rafflesialle	rafflesioille
essive		rafflesiana	rafflesioina
translative		rafflesiaksi	rafflesioiksi
abessive		rafflesiatta	rafflesioitta
instructive		—	rafflesioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rafflesiani rafflesiani accusative nom. rafflesiani rafflesiani gen. rafflesiani genitive rafflesiani rafflesioideni rafflesioitteni rafflesiaini rare partitive rafflesiaani rafflesioitani inessive rafflesiassani rafflesioissani elative rafflesiastani rafflesioistani illative rafflesiaani rafflesioihini adessive rafflesiallani rafflesioillani ablative rafflesialtani rafflesioiltani allative rafflesialleni rafflesioilleni essive rafflesianani rafflesioinani translative rafflesiakseni rafflesioikseni abessive rafflesiattani rafflesioittani instructive — — comitative — rafflesioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rafflesiasi rafflesiasi accusative nom. rafflesiasi rafflesiasi gen. rafflesiasi genitive rafflesiasi rafflesioidesi rafflesioittesi rafflesiaisi rare partitive rafflesiaasi rafflesioitasi inessive rafflesiassasi rafflesioissasi elative rafflesiastasi rafflesioistasi illative rafflesiaasi rafflesioihisi adessive rafflesiallasi rafflesioillasi ablative rafflesialtasi rafflesioiltasi allative rafflesiallesi rafflesioillesi essive rafflesianasi rafflesioinasi translative rafflesiaksesi rafflesioiksesi abessive rafflesiattasi rafflesioittasi instructive — — comitative — rafflesioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rafflesiamme rafflesiamme accusative nom. rafflesiamme rafflesiamme gen. rafflesiamme genitive rafflesiamme rafflesioidemme rafflesioittemme rafflesiaimme rare partitive rafflesiaamme rafflesioitamme inessive rafflesiassamme rafflesioissamme elative rafflesiastamme rafflesioistamme illative rafflesiaamme rafflesioihimme adessive rafflesiallamme rafflesioillamme ablative rafflesialtamme rafflesioiltamme allative rafflesiallemme rafflesioillemme essive rafflesianamme rafflesioinamme translative rafflesiaksemme rafflesioiksemme abessive rafflesiattamme rafflesioittamme instructive — — comitative — rafflesioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rafflesianne rafflesianne accusative nom. rafflesianne rafflesianne gen. rafflesianne genitive rafflesianne rafflesioidenne rafflesioittenne rafflesiainne rare partitive rafflesiaanne rafflesioitanne inessive rafflesiassanne rafflesioissanne elative rafflesiastanne rafflesioistanne illative rafflesiaanne rafflesioihinne adessive rafflesiallanne rafflesioillanne ablative rafflesialtanne rafflesioiltanne allative rafflesiallenne rafflesioillenne essive rafflesiananne rafflesioinanne translative rafflesiaksenne rafflesioiksenne abessive rafflesiattanne rafflesioittanne instructive — — comitative — rafflesioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rafflesiansa rafflesiansa accusative nom. rafflesiansa rafflesiansa gen. rafflesiansa genitive rafflesiansa rafflesioidensa rafflesioittensa rafflesiainsa rare partitive rafflesiaansa rafflesioitaan rafflesioitansa inessive rafflesiassaan rafflesiassansa rafflesioissaan rafflesioissansa elative rafflesiastaan rafflesiastansa rafflesioistaan rafflesioistansa illative rafflesiaansa rafflesioihinsa adessive rafflesiallaan rafflesiallansa rafflesioillaan rafflesioillansa ablative rafflesialtaan rafflesialtansa rafflesioiltaan rafflesioiltansa allative rafflesialleen rafflesiallensa rafflesioilleen rafflesioillensa essive rafflesianaan rafflesianansa rafflesioinaan rafflesioinansa translative rafflesiakseen rafflesiaksensa rafflesioikseen rafflesioiksensa abessive rafflesiattaan rafflesiattansa rafflesioittaan rafflesioittansa instructive — — comitative — rafflesioineen rafflesioinensa

Synonyms

• raatokukka

French

Noun

rafflesia f (plural rafflesias)

1. alternative spelling of rafflésie

Further reading

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