saintpaulia

See also: Saintpaulia

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

saintpaulia (plural saintpaulias)

1. (botany) Any of the perennial flowering plants of the genus Saintpaulia, the African violets, especially Saintpaulia ionantha.

Translations

African violet — see African violet

Finnish

Etymology

From taxonomic name Saintpaulia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑi̯ntpɑu̯liɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝i̯n̪t̪pɑ̝u̯ˌliɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Syllabification^(key): saint‧pau‧li‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): saint‧pau‧lia

Noun

saintpaulia

1. saintpaulia

Declension

Inflection of saintpaulia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		saintpaulia	saintpauliat
genitive		saintpaulian	saintpaulioiden saintpaulioitten
partitive		saintpauliaa	saintpaulioita
illative		saintpauliaan	saintpaulioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		saintpaulia	saintpauliat
accusative	nom.	saintpaulia	saintpauliat
	gen.	saintpaulian
genitive		saintpaulian	saintpaulioiden saintpaulioitten saintpauliain rare
partitive		saintpauliaa	saintpaulioita
inessive		saintpauliassa	saintpaulioissa
elative		saintpauliasta	saintpaulioista
illative		saintpauliaan	saintpaulioihin
adessive		saintpaulialla	saintpaulioilla
ablative		saintpaulialta	saintpaulioilta
allative		saintpaulialle	saintpaulioille
essive		saintpauliana	saintpaulioina
translative		saintpauliaksi	saintpaulioiksi
abessive		saintpauliatta	saintpaulioitta
instructive		—	saintpaulioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saintpauliani saintpauliani accusative nom. saintpauliani saintpauliani gen. saintpauliani genitive saintpauliani saintpaulioideni saintpaulioitteni saintpauliaini rare partitive saintpauliaani saintpaulioitani inessive saintpauliassani saintpaulioissani elative saintpauliastani saintpaulioistani illative saintpauliaani saintpaulioihini adessive saintpauliallani saintpaulioillani ablative saintpaulialtani saintpaulioiltani allative saintpaulialleni saintpaulioilleni essive saintpaulianani saintpaulioinani translative saintpauliakseni saintpaulioikseni abessive saintpauliattani saintpaulioittani instructive — — comitative — saintpaulioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saintpauliasi saintpauliasi accusative nom. saintpauliasi saintpauliasi gen. saintpauliasi genitive saintpauliasi saintpaulioidesi saintpaulioittesi saintpauliaisi rare partitive saintpauliaasi saintpaulioitasi inessive saintpauliassasi saintpaulioissasi elative saintpauliastasi saintpaulioistasi illative saintpauliaasi saintpaulioihisi adessive saintpauliallasi saintpaulioillasi ablative saintpaulialtasi saintpaulioiltasi allative saintpauliallesi saintpaulioillesi essive saintpaulianasi saintpaulioinasi translative saintpauliaksesi saintpaulioiksesi abessive saintpauliattasi saintpaulioittasi instructive — — comitative — saintpaulioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative saintpauliamme saintpauliamme accusative nom. saintpauliamme saintpauliamme gen. saintpauliamme genitive saintpauliamme saintpaulioidemme saintpaulioittemme saintpauliaimme rare partitive saintpauliaamme saintpaulioitamme inessive saintpauliassamme saintpaulioissamme elative saintpauliastamme saintpaulioistamme illative saintpauliaamme saintpaulioihimme adessive saintpauliallamme saintpaulioillamme ablative saintpaulialtamme saintpaulioiltamme allative saintpauliallemme saintpaulioillemme essive saintpaulianamme saintpaulioinamme translative saintpauliaksemme saintpaulioiksemme abessive saintpauliattamme saintpaulioittamme instructive — — comitative — saintpaulioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative saintpaulianne saintpaulianne accusative nom. saintpaulianne saintpaulianne gen. saintpaulianne genitive saintpaulianne saintpaulioidenne saintpaulioittenne saintpauliainne rare partitive saintpauliaanne saintpaulioitanne inessive saintpauliassanne saintpaulioissanne elative saintpauliastanne saintpaulioistanne illative saintpauliaanne saintpaulioihinne adessive saintpauliallanne saintpaulioillanne ablative saintpaulialtanne saintpaulioiltanne allative saintpauliallenne saintpaulioillenne essive saintpauliananne saintpaulioinanne translative saintpauliaksenne saintpaulioiksenne abessive saintpauliattanne saintpaulioittanne instructive — — comitative — saintpaulioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative saintpauliansa saintpauliansa accusative nom. saintpauliansa saintpauliansa gen. saintpauliansa genitive saintpauliansa saintpaulioidensa saintpaulioittensa saintpauliainsa rare partitive saintpauliaansa saintpaulioitaan saintpaulioitansa inessive saintpauliassaan saintpauliassansa saintpaulioissaan saintpaulioissansa elative saintpauliastaan saintpauliastansa saintpaulioistaan saintpaulioistansa illative saintpauliaansa saintpaulioihinsa adessive saintpauliallaan saintpauliallansa saintpaulioillaan saintpaulioillansa ablative saintpaulialtaan saintpaulialtansa saintpaulioiltaan saintpaulioiltansa allative saintpaulialleen saintpauliallensa saintpaulioilleen saintpaulioillensa essive saintpaulianaan saintpaulianansa saintpaulioinaan saintpaulioinansa translative saintpauliakseen saintpauliaksensa saintpaulioikseen saintpaulioiksensa abessive saintpauliattaan saintpauliattansa saintpaulioittaan saintpaulioittansa instructive — — comitative — saintpaulioineen saintpaulioinensa

Synonyms

• paavalinkukka

Further reading

• “saintpaulia”, 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 3 July 2023