Levkoje

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German

Dreihörnige Levkoje – Matthiola tricuspidata
Gold-Levkoje – Erysimum cheiri

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed in the 18th century from Ancient Greek λευκόιον (leukóion, “white violet”) influenced by Greek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛfˈkoːjə/
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  • Hyphenation: Lev‧ko‧je

Noun

Levkoje f (genitive Levkoje, plural Levkojen)

  1. stock (Matthiola gen. et spp.)
    • 1876, Karl Müller, “Über Modeblumen und Modepflanzen. Ein Culturbild”, in Unsere Zeit: deutsche Revue der Gegenwart, volume 12 1/2GB, page 49:
      Eine Nelke, eine Levkoi, ein Lackstock u. dgl. war fast alles, was man an den Fenstern damaliger Zeit gewahrte.
      A carnation, a stock, a wallflower and the like was nearly all that one could discern on the windows of that time.
  2. (archaic) wallflower (Erysimum olim Cheiranthus gen. et spp.)

Declension

Declension of Levkoje
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Levkoje die Levkojen
genitive einer der Levkoje der Levkojen
dative einer der Levkoje den Levkojen
accusative eine die Levkoje die Levkojen

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