edelweiss
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An edelweiss.
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Edelweiß, from edel (“noble”) + weiß (“white”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈeɪdəlvaɪs/
Noun
edelweiss (usually uncountable, plural edelweisses)
- A European perennial alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 297:
- And that will mean farewell to the edelweiss, adieu the eider goose.
Translations
Leontopodium alpinum
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Edelweiß.
Pronunciation
Noun
edelweiss n or m (plural edelweissen, diminutive edelweissje n)
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
edelweiss
- Synonym of alppitähti.
Declension
| Inflection of edelweiss (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | edelweiss | edelweissit | ||
| genitive | edelweissin | edelweissien | ||
| partitive | edelweissia | edelweisseja | ||
| illative | edelweissiin | edelweisseihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | edelweiss | edelweissit | ||
| accusative | nom. | edelweiss | edelweissit | |
| gen. | edelweissin | |||
| genitive | edelweissin | edelweissien | ||
| partitive | edelweissia | edelweisseja | ||
| inessive | edelweississa | edelweisseissa | ||
| elative | edelweissista | edelweisseista | ||
| illative | edelweissiin | edelweisseihin | ||
| adessive | edelweissilla | edelweisseilla | ||
| ablative | edelweissilta | edelweisseilta | ||
| allative | edelweissille | edelweisseille | ||
| essive | edelweissina | edelweisseina | ||
| translative | edelweissiksi | edelweisseiksi | ||
| abessive | edelweissitta | edelweisseitta | ||
| instructive | — | edelweissein | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
French
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from German Edelweiß. See English edelweiss.
Pronunciation
Noun
edelweiss m (plural edelweiss)
Further reading
- “edelweiss” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
- “edelweiss” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “edelweiss” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
- “edelweiss”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.