rhododendron

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English

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Rhododendron flowers
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Etymology

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The obsolete sense derives from Latin rhododendron (oleander), from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron, oleander), from ῥόδον (rhódon, rose) + δένδρον (déndron, tree). The modern sense comes through the intermediary of the genus name Rhododendron.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rhododendron (plural rhododendrons or rhododendra)

  1. (obsolete) Oleander (Nerium oleander).
  2. Any of various flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, especially
    1. (UK) Pontic rhododendron, common rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ rhododendron”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Finnish

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Etymology

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< Latin rhododendron

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrododendron/, [ˈro̞do̞ˌde̞ndro̞n]

Noun

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rhododendron

  1. rhododendron
    Synonym: alppiruusu

Declension

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Inflection of rhododendron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative rhododendron rhododendronit
genitive rhododendronin rhododendronien
partitive rhododendronia rhododendroneja
illative rhododendroniin rhododendroneihin
singular plural
nominative rhododendron rhododendronit
accusative nom. rhododendron rhododendronit
gen. rhododendronin
genitive rhododendronin rhododendronien
partitive rhododendronia rhododendroneja
inessive rhododendronissa rhododendroneissa
elative rhododendronista rhododendroneista
illative rhododendroniin rhododendroneihin
adessive rhododendronilla rhododendroneilla
ablative rhododendronilta rhododendroneilta
allative rhododendronille rhododendroneille
essive rhododendronina rhododendroneina
translative rhododendroniksi rhododendroneiksi
abessive rhododendronitta rhododendroneitta
instructive rhododendronein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rhododendron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rhododendronini rhododendronini
accusative nom. rhododendronini rhododendronini
gen. rhododendronini
genitive rhododendronini rhododendronieni
partitive rhododendroniani rhododendronejani
inessive rhododendronissani rhododendroneissani
elative rhododendronistani rhododendroneistani
illative rhododendroniini rhododendroneihini
adessive rhododendronillani rhododendroneillani
ablative rhododendroniltani rhododendroneiltani
allative rhododendronilleni rhododendroneilleni
essive rhododendroninani rhododendroneinani
translative rhododendronikseni rhododendroneikseni
abessive rhododendronittani rhododendroneittani
instructive
comitative rhododendroneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rhododendronisi rhododendronisi
accusative nom. rhododendronisi rhododendronisi
gen. rhododendronisi
genitive rhododendronisi rhododendroniesi
partitive rhododendroniasi rhododendronejasi
inessive rhododendronissasi rhododendroneissasi
elative rhododendronistasi rhododendroneistasi
illative rhododendroniisi rhododendroneihisi
adessive rhododendronillasi rhododendroneillasi
ablative rhododendroniltasi rhododendroneiltasi
allative rhododendronillesi rhododendroneillesi
essive rhododendroninasi rhododendroneinasi
translative rhododendroniksesi rhododendroneiksesi
abessive rhododendronittasi rhododendroneittasi
instructive
comitative rhododendroneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rhododendronimme rhododendronimme
accusative nom. rhododendronimme rhododendronimme
gen. rhododendronimme
genitive rhododendronimme rhododendroniemme
partitive rhododendroniamme rhododendronejamme
inessive rhododendronissamme rhododendroneissamme
elative rhododendronistamme rhododendroneistamme
illative rhododendroniimme rhododendroneihimme
adessive rhododendronillamme rhododendroneillamme
ablative rhododendroniltamme rhododendroneiltamme
allative rhododendronillemme rhododendroneillemme
essive rhododendroninamme rhododendroneinamme
translative rhododendroniksemme rhododendroneiksemme
abessive rhododendronittamme rhododendroneittamme
instructive
comitative rhododendroneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rhododendroninne rhododendroninne
accusative nom. rhododendroninne rhododendroninne
gen. rhododendroninne
genitive rhododendroninne rhododendronienne
partitive rhododendronianne rhododendronejanne
inessive rhododendronissanne rhododendroneissanne
elative rhododendronistanne rhododendroneistanne
illative rhododendroniinne rhododendroneihinne
adessive rhododendronillanne rhododendroneillanne
ablative rhododendroniltanne rhododendroneiltanne
allative rhododendronillenne rhododendroneillenne
essive rhododendroninanne rhododendroneinanne
translative rhododendroniksenne rhododendroneiksenne
abessive rhododendronittanne rhododendroneittanne
instructive
comitative rhododendroneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative rhododendroninsa rhododendroninsa
accusative nom. rhododendroninsa rhododendroninsa
gen. rhododendroninsa
genitive rhododendroninsa rhododendroniensa
partitive rhododendroniaan
rhododendroniansa
rhododendronejaan
rhododendronejansa
inessive rhododendronissaan
rhododendronissansa
rhododendroneissaan
rhododendroneissansa
elative rhododendronistaan
rhododendronistansa
rhododendroneistaan
rhododendroneistansa
illative rhododendroniinsa rhododendroneihinsa
adessive rhododendronillaan
rhododendronillansa
rhododendroneillaan
rhododendroneillansa
ablative rhododendroniltaan
rhododendroniltansa
rhododendroneiltaan
rhododendroneiltansa
allative rhododendronilleen
rhododendronillensa
rhododendroneilleen
rhododendroneillensa
essive rhododendroninaan
rhododendroninansa
rhododendroneinaan
rhododendroneinansa
translative rhododendronikseen
rhododendroniksensa
rhododendroneikseen
rhododendroneiksensa
abessive rhododendronittaan
rhododendronittansa
rhododendroneittaan
rhododendroneittansa
instructive
comitative rhododendroneineen
rhododendroneinensa

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin rhododendron, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rhododendron m (plural rhododendrons)

  1. rhododendron

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Further reading

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron, oleander), from ῥόδον (rhódon, rose) + δένδρον (déndron, tree).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rhododendron n (genitive rhododendrī); second declension

  1. rosebay, oleander

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rhododendron rhododendra
Genitive rhododendrī rhododendrōrum
Dative rhododendrō rhododendrīs
Accusative rhododendron rhododendra
Ablative rhododendrō rhododendrīs
Vocative rhododendron rhododendra

Descendants

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  • Galician: loendro