amaryllis
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Amaryllis belladonna
See also: Amaryllis
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
amaryllis (plural amaryllises or (obsolete) amaryllides)
- A belladonna lily (Amaryllis belladonna), native to South Africa.
- A similar lily in genus Hippeastrum, such as Hippeastrum puniceum, and cultivars.
Usage notes
The plural amaryllides also exists, but is obsolete.
Synonyms
- (Amaryllis belladona): belladonna lily, naked-lady-lily, Jersey lily; March lily (South Africa)
Translations
Amaryllis belladonna
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lily in the genus Hippeastrum
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References
amaryllis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Amaryllis belladonna on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Amaryllis belladonna on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - amaryllis at USDA Plants database
Finnish
Etymology
From taxonomic name Amaryllis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑmɑrylːis/,
- Rhymes: -ylːis
- Syllabification(key): a‧ma‧ryl‧lis
- Hyphenation(key): ama‧ryl‧lis
Noun
amaryllis
Declension
| Inflection of amaryllis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | amaryllis | amaryllikset | |
| genitive | amarylliksen | amaryllisten amarylliksien | |
| partitive | amaryllistä | amarylliksiä | |
| illative | amaryllikseen | amarylliksiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | amaryllis | amaryllikset | |
| accusative | nom. | amaryllis | amaryllikset |
| gen. | amarylliksen | ||
| genitive | amarylliksen | amaryllisten amarylliksien | |
| partitive | amaryllistä | amarylliksiä | |
| inessive | amarylliksessä | amarylliksissä | |
| elative | amarylliksestä | amarylliksistä | |
| illative | amaryllikseen | amarylliksiin | |
| adessive | amarylliksellä | amarylliksillä | |
| ablative | amaryllikseltä | amarylliksiltä | |
| allative | amaryllikselle | amarylliksille | |
| essive | amarylliksenä | amarylliksinä | |
| translative | amaryllikseksi | amarylliksiksi | |
| abessive | amarylliksettä | amarylliksittä | |
| instructive | — | amarylliksin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “amaryllis”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (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
French
Pronunciation
Noun
amaryllis f (plural amaryllis)
Further reading
- “amaryllis”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.