mahonia

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English

Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium (syn. of Berberis aquifolium) is a mahonia.

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

mahonia (plural mahonias)

  1. Any of the genus Mahonia (now often included in Berberis) of evergreen shrubs.
    • 2008 January 24, Anne Raver, “What the Nurseries Like for Spring”, in New York Times:
      Winter-blooming mahonias, or grape hollies, are catching on: Charity has fragrant yellow flowers.

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Finnish

Etymology

From translingual Mahonia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑhoniɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): ma‧ho‧nia

Noun

mahonia

  1. (botany) Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium).

Declension

Inflection of mahonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative mahonia mahoniat
genitive mahonian mahonioiden
mahonioitten
partitive mahoniaa mahonioita
illative mahoniaan mahonioihin
singular plural
nominative mahonia mahoniat
accusative nom. mahonia mahoniat
gen. mahonian
genitive mahonian mahonioiden
mahonioitten
mahoniain rare
partitive mahoniaa mahonioita
inessive mahoniassa mahonioissa
elative mahoniasta mahonioista
illative mahoniaan mahonioihin
adessive mahonialla mahonioilla
ablative mahonialta mahonioilta
allative mahonialle mahonioille
essive mahoniana mahonioina
translative mahoniaksi mahonioiksi
abessive mahoniatta mahonioitta
instructive mahonioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mahonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mahoniani mahoniani
accusative nom. mahoniani mahoniani
gen. mahoniani
genitive mahoniani mahonioideni
mahonioitteni
mahoniaini rare
partitive mahoniaani mahonioitani
inessive mahoniassani mahonioissani
elative mahoniastani mahonioistani
illative mahoniaani mahonioihini
adessive mahoniallani mahonioillani
ablative mahonialtani mahonioiltani
allative mahonialleni mahonioilleni
essive mahonianani mahonioinani
translative mahoniakseni mahonioikseni
abessive mahoniattani mahonioittani
instructive
comitative mahonioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mahoniasi mahoniasi
accusative nom. mahoniasi mahoniasi
gen. mahoniasi
genitive mahoniasi mahonioidesi
mahonioittesi
mahoniaisi rare
partitive mahoniaasi mahonioitasi
inessive mahoniassasi mahonioissasi
elative mahoniastasi mahonioistasi
illative mahoniaasi mahonioihisi
adessive mahoniallasi mahonioillasi
ablative mahonialtasi mahonioiltasi
allative mahoniallesi mahonioillesi
essive mahonianasi mahonioinasi
translative mahoniaksesi mahonioiksesi
abessive mahoniattasi mahonioittasi
instructive
comitative mahonioinesi

Further reading

French

Noun

mahonia m (plural mahonias)

  1. mahonia (Berberis aquifolium, syn. Mahonia aquifolium)

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