rododendron

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See also: rhododendron

Danish

Noun

rododendron c (singular definite rododendronen, plural indefinite rododendroner)

  1. rhododendron

References

Dutch

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rhododendron (rosebay), from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron), from ῥόδον (rhódon, rose) + δένδρον (déndron, tree).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌroː.doːˈdɛn.drɔn/
  • Often incorrectly pronounced as IPA(key): /roː.dɔnˈdɛn.drɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ro‧do‧den‧dron

Noun

rododendron m (plural rododendrons, diminutive rododendronnetje n)

  1. a rhododendron, plant of the genus Rhododendron

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, rose) + δένδρον (déndron, tree).

Noun

rododendron m (definite singular rododendronen, indefinite plural rododendroner, definite plural rododendronene)

  1. a rhododendron

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References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, rose) + δένδρον (déndron, tree).

Noun

rododendron m (definite singular rododendronen, indefinite plural rododendronar, definite plural rododendronane)

  1. a rhododendron

Synonyms

References

Polish

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rododendron

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rhododendron, from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɔ.dɔˈdɛn.drɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛndrɔn
  • Syllabification: ro‧do‧den‧dron

Noun

rododendron m inan

  1. rhododendron (any flowering shrub of the genus Rhododendron)
    Synonyms: azalia, różanecznik

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

Further reading

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

Romanian

Rododendroni

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French rhododendron.

Noun

rododendron m (plural rododendroni)

  1. rhododendron (flowering shrub in the genus Rhododendron)
    Synonym: smirdar

Declension

Swedish

Noun

rododendron c

  1. rhododendron

Declension

Declension of rododendron 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative rododendron rododendronen rododendroner rododendronerna
Genitive rododendrons rododendronens rododendroners rododendronernas