begonia

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English

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Begonia hiemalis

Etymology

Borrowed from French bégonia, named after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French governor of Saint-Domingue.

Pronunciation

Noun

begonia (plural begonias)

  1. Any plant of the large genus of Begonia.

Derived terms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French bégonia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈɣoː.niˌaː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧go‧nia

Noun

begonia m (plural begonia's, diminutive begoniaatje n)

  1. begonia

Finnish

Etymology

From French bégonia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbeɡoniɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): be‧go‧nia

Noun

begonia

  1. begonia

Declension

Inflection of begonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative begonia begoniat
genitive begonian begonioiden
begonioitten
partitive begoniaa begonioita
illative begoniaan begonioihin
singular plural
nominative begonia begoniat
accusative nom. begonia begoniat
gen. begonian
genitive begonian begonioiden
begonioitten
begoniain rare
partitive begoniaa begonioita
inessive begoniassa begonioissa
elative begoniasta begonioista
illative begoniaan begonioihin
adessive begonialla begonioilla
ablative begonialta begonioilta
allative begonialle begonioille
essive begoniana begonioina
translative begoniaksi begonioiksi
abessive begoniatta begonioitta
instructive begonioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of begonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative begoniani begoniani
accusative nom. begoniani begoniani
gen. begoniani
genitive begoniani begonioideni
begonioitteni
begoniaini rare
partitive begoniaani begonioitani
inessive begoniassani begonioissani
elative begoniastani begonioistani
illative begoniaani begonioihini
adessive begoniallani begonioillani
ablative begonialtani begonioiltani
allative begonialleni begonioilleni
essive begonianani begonioinani
translative begoniakseni begonioikseni
abessive begoniattani begonioittani
instructive
comitative begonioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative begoniasi begoniasi
accusative nom. begoniasi begoniasi
gen. begoniasi
genitive begoniasi begonioidesi
begonioittesi
begoniaisi rare
partitive begoniaasi begonioitasi
inessive begoniassasi begonioissasi
elative begoniastasi begonioistasi
illative begoniaasi begonioihisi
adessive begoniallasi begonioillasi
ablative begonialtasi begonioiltasi
allative begoniallesi begonioillesi
essive begonianasi begonioinasi
translative begoniaksesi begonioiksesi
abessive begoniattasi begonioittasi
instructive
comitative begonioinesi

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Italian

Noun

begonia f (plural begonie)

  1. begonia

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

Named after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French governor of Saint-Domingue.

Noun

begonia m (definite singular begoniaen, indefinite plural begonier or begoniaer, definite plural begoniene or begoniaene)

  1. a begonia (flowering plant of genus Begonia, family Begoniaceae)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Named after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French governor of Saint-Domingue.

Noun

begonia m (definite singular begoniaen, indefinite plural begoniaar or begoniaer, definite plural begoniaane or begoniaene)

  1. a begonia (flowering plant of genus Begonia, family Begoniaceae)

References

Polish

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Etymology

Borrowed from French bégonia, named after French governor of Saint-Domingue Michel Bégon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɛˈɡɔɲ.ja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɲja
  • Syllabification: be‧gon‧ia

Noun

begonia f (diminutive begonijka)

  1. begonia

Declension

Further reading

  • begonia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • begonia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /beˈɡonja/
  • Rhymes: -onja
  • Syllabification: be‧go‧nia

Noun

begonia f (plural begonias)

  1. begonia

Further reading

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

begonia c

  1. begonia (flower)

Declension

Derived terms

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