белладонна
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белладонна
Russian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (bella donna, literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin bladona (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”). The folk etymology was motivated by the cosmetic use of nightshade for dilating the eyes.
Pronunciation
Noun
белладо́нна • (belladónna) f inan (genitive белладо́нны, nominative plural белладо́нны, genitive plural белладо́нн)
- (botany) belladonna, deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
- Synonyms: красавка обыкнове́нная (krasavka obyknovénnaja), красуха (krasuxa), со́нная о́дурь (sónnaja ódurʹ), бе́шеная я́года (béšenaja jágoda), ви́шня бе́шеная (víšnja béšenaja)
- (pharmacy) belladonna (an alkaloid))
Declension
Declension of белладо́нна (inan fem-form hard-stem accent-a)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | белладо́нна belladónna |
белладо́нны belladónny |
| genitive | белладо́нны belladónny |
белладо́нн belladónn |
| dative | белладо́нне belladónne |
белладо́ннам belladónnam |
| accusative | белладо́нну belladónnu |
белладо́нны belladónny |
| instrumental | белладо́нной, белладо́нною belladónnoj, belladónnoju |
белладо́ннами belladónnami |
| prepositional | белладо́нне belladónne |
белладо́ннах belladónnax |