adonis
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adonis
Catalan
Etymology 1
From Adonis.
Pronunciation
Noun
adonis m (invariable)
- A beautiful young man, like the mythological Greek Adonis
- pheasant's eye (flowering plant of the genus Adonis)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
adonis
- only used in t'adonis, second-person singular present subjunctive of adonar-se
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Adonis, from Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis)
Pronunciation
Noun
adonis m (plural adonissen, diminutive adonisje n)
- Adonis (beautiful man)
Finnish
Etymology
< Adonis
Pronunciation
Noun
adonis
- Adonis (beautiful man)
Declension
| Inflection of adonis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | adonis | adonikset | |
| genitive | adoniksen | adonisten adoniksien | |
| partitive | adonista | adoniksia | |
| illative | adonikseen | adoniksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | adonis | adonikset | |
| accusative | nom. | adonis | adonikset |
| gen. | adoniksen | ||
| genitive | adoniksen | adonisten adoniksien | |
| partitive | adonista | adoniksia | |
| inessive | adoniksessa | adoniksissa | |
| elative | adoniksesta | adoniksista | |
| illative | adonikseen | adoniksiin | |
| adessive | adoniksella | adoniksilla | |
| ablative | adonikselta | adoniksilta | |
| allative | adonikselle | adoniksille | |
| essive | adoniksena | adoniksina | |
| translative | adonikseksi | adoniksiksi | |
| abessive | adoniksetta | adoniksitta | |
| instructive | — | adoniksin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Further reading
- “adonis”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
Polish
Etymology
From Adonis.
Pronunciation
Noun
adonis m pers
Declension
Declension of adonis
Noun
adonis m animal or m inan
- false hellebore, spring pheasant's eye, yellow pheasant's eye (Adonis vernalis)
- Synonym: miłek wiosenny
Declension
Declension of adonis
Related terms
Further reading
- adonis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- adonis in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- adonis in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
adonis m (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | adonis | adonisul |
| genitive-dative | adonis | adonisului |
| vocative | adonisule | |
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
adonis m (plural adonis)
Further reading
- “adonis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish adonis. See more at Adonis.
Pronunciation
Noun
adonis (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔)