rosella

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/

Etymology 1

Uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rosehill.

A crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans)

Noun

rosella (plural rosellas)

1. A parrot belonging to any of the five to eight species in the genus Platycercus (originally specifically Platycercus eximius) which is native to Australia and nearby islands. [from 19th c.]
   • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 138:

     Molly […] had glimpsed a future, like a rosella, hardly seen, swooping through the high umbrellas of the bush.

Derived terms

• Brown's rosella (Platycercus venustus)
• crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans)
• eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius)
• green rosella (Platycercus caledonicus)
• northern rosella (Platycercus venustus)
• pale-headed rosella (Platycercus adscitus)
• smutty rosella (Platycercus venustus)
• Tasmanian rosella (Platycercus caledonicus)
• western rosella (Platycercus icterotis)

Translations

parrot of the genus Platycercus

• Bulgarian: розела f (rozela)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Czech: rosela, rozela
• Esperanto: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: rosella (fi)

See also

• lorikeet

References

• Platycercus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Platycercus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Platycercus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology 2

Noun

rosella (countable and uncountable, plural rosellas)

1. Alternative form of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
   • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 122:

     Rosellas, a fruit, I imagine, not very well known, we grew most successfully, its delicious sub-acid making the most splendid substitute for the English red currant; and we varied its uses by transforming the raw material into jam and jelly, and freshly-stewed fruit.

Anagrams

• loreals

Catalan

Etymology

From rosa +‎ -ella, literally “small rose”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ruˈze.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [roˈze.ʎə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [roˈze.ʎa]

Noun

rosella f (plural roselles)

1. poppy (plant of the genus Papaver)

   Synonyms: ababol, babol, gall, gallaret

Derived terms

• rosella borda
• rosella d'Islàndia
• rosella de Califòrnia
• rosella de flor petita
• rosella de l'opi
• rosella marina
• rosella morada

Further reading

• “rosella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “rosella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “rosella” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “rosella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Finnish

Etymology

From English rosella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroselːɑ/, [ˈro̞s̠e̞lːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oselːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ro‧sel‧la

Noun

rosella

1. rosella (parrot of the genus Platycercus)

Declension

Inflection of rosella (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative		rosella	rosellat
genitive		rosellan	roselloiden roselloitten rosellojen
partitive		rosellaa	roselloita roselloja
illative		rosellaan	roselloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rosella	rosellat
accusative	nom.	rosella	rosellat
	gen.	rosellan
genitive		rosellan	roselloiden roselloitten rosellojen rosellain rare
partitive		rosellaa	roselloita roselloja
inessive		rosellassa	roselloissa
elative		rosellasta	roselloista
illative		rosellaan	roselloihin
adessive		rosellalla	roselloilla
ablative		rosellalta	roselloilta
allative		rosellalle	roselloille
essive		rosellana	roselloina
translative		rosellaksi	roselloiksi
abessive		rosellatta	roselloitta
instructive		—	roselloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rosella (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rosellani rosellani accusative nom. rosellani rosellani gen. rosellani genitive rosellani roselloideni roselloitteni rosellojeni rosellaini rare partitive rosellaani roselloitani rosellojani inessive rosellassani roselloissani elative rosellastani roselloistani illative rosellaani roselloihini adessive rosellallani roselloillani ablative rosellaltani roselloiltani allative rosellalleni roselloilleni essive rosellanani roselloinani translative rosellakseni roselloikseni abessive rosellattani roselloittani instructive — — comitative — roselloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rosellasi rosellasi accusative nom. rosellasi rosellasi gen. rosellasi genitive rosellasi roselloidesi roselloittesi rosellojesi rosellaisi rare partitive rosellaasi roselloitasi rosellojasi inessive rosellassasi roselloissasi elative rosellastasi roselloistasi illative rosellaasi roselloihisi adessive rosellallasi roselloillasi ablative rosellaltasi roselloiltasi allative rosellallesi roselloillesi essive rosellanasi roselloinasi translative rosellaksesi roselloiksesi abessive rosellattasi roselloittasi instructive — — comitative — roselloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rosellamme rosellamme accusative nom. rosellamme rosellamme gen. rosellamme genitive rosellamme roselloidemme roselloittemme rosellojemme rosellaimme rare partitive rosellaamme roselloitamme rosellojamme inessive rosellassamme roselloissamme elative rosellastamme roselloistamme illative rosellaamme roselloihimme adessive rosellallamme roselloillamme ablative rosellaltamme roselloiltamme allative rosellallemme roselloillemme essive rosellanamme roselloinamme translative rosellaksemme roselloiksemme abessive rosellattamme roselloittamme instructive — — comitative — roselloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rosellanne rosellanne accusative nom. rosellanne rosellanne gen. rosellanne genitive rosellanne roselloidenne roselloittenne rosellojenne rosellainne rare partitive rosellaanne roselloitanne rosellojanne inessive rosellassanne roselloissanne elative rosellastanne roselloistanne illative rosellaanne roselloihinne adessive rosellallanne roselloillanne ablative rosellaltanne roselloiltanne allative rosellallenne roselloillenne essive rosellananne roselloinanne translative rosellaksenne roselloiksenne abessive rosellattanne roselloittanne instructive — — comitative — roselloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rosellansa rosellansa accusative nom. rosellansa rosellansa gen. rosellansa genitive rosellansa roselloidensa roselloittensa rosellojensa rosellainsa rare partitive rosellaansa roselloitaan rosellojaan roselloitansa rosellojansa inessive rosellassaan rosellassansa roselloissaan roselloissansa elative rosellastaan rosellastansa roselloistaan roselloistansa illative rosellaansa roselloihinsa adessive rosellallaan rosellallansa roselloillaan roselloillansa ablative rosellaltaan rosellaltansa roselloiltaan roselloiltansa allative rosellalleen rosellallensa roselloilleen roselloillensa essive rosellanaan rosellanansa roselloinaan roselloinansa translative rosellakseen rosellaksensa roselloikseen roselloiksensa abessive rosellattaan rosellattansa roselloittaan roselloittansa instructive — — comitative — roselloineen roselloinensa

Hypernyms

• papukaija

Derived terms

compounds

• valkokurkkurosella