rosella

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Etymology 1

Uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rosehill.

A crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans)

Noun

rosella (plural rosellas)

  1. A parrot belonging to any of the five to eight species in the genus Platycercus (originally specifically Platycercus eximius) which is native to Australia and nearby islands.
    • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 138:
      Molly [] had glimpsed a future, like a rosella, hardly seen, swooping through the high umbrellas of the bush.
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Etymology 2

Noun

rosella (countable and uncountable, plural rosellas)

  1. Alternative form of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
    • 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 122:
      Rosellas, a fruit, I imagine, not very well known, we grew most successfully, its delicious sub-acid making the most splendid substitute for the English red currant; and we varied its uses by transforming the raw material into jam and jelly, and freshly-stewed fruit.

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Etymology

From rosa +‎ -ella, literally small rose.

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Noun

rosella f (plural roselles)

  1. poppy (plant of the genus Papaver)
    Synonyms: ababol, babol, gall, gallaret

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Finnish

Etymology

From English rosella.

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Noun

rosella

  1. rosella (parrot of the genus Platycercus)

Declension

Inflection of rosella (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative rosella rosellat
genitive rosellan roselloiden
roselloitten
rosellojen
partitive rosellaa roselloita
roselloja
illative rosellaan roselloihin
singular plural
nominative rosella rosellat
accusative nom. rosella rosellat
gen. rosellan
genitive rosellan roselloiden
roselloitten
rosellojen
rosellain rare
partitive rosellaa roselloita
roselloja
inessive rosellassa roselloissa
elative rosellasta roselloista
illative rosellaan roselloihin
adessive rosellalla roselloilla
ablative rosellalta roselloilta
allative rosellalle roselloille
essive rosellana roselloina
translative rosellaksi roselloiksi
abessive rosellatta roselloitta
instructive roselloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rosella (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rosellani rosellani
accusative nom. rosellani rosellani
gen. rosellani
genitive rosellani roselloideni
roselloitteni
rosellojeni
rosellaini rare
partitive rosellaani roselloitani
rosellojani
inessive rosellassani roselloissani
elative rosellastani roselloistani
illative rosellaani roselloihini
adessive rosellallani roselloillani
ablative rosellaltani roselloiltani
allative rosellalleni roselloilleni
essive rosellanani roselloinani
translative rosellakseni roselloikseni
abessive rosellattani roselloittani
instructive
comitative roselloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rosellasi rosellasi
accusative nom. rosellasi rosellasi
gen. rosellasi
genitive rosellasi roselloidesi
roselloittesi
rosellojesi
rosellaisi rare
partitive rosellaasi roselloitasi
rosellojasi
inessive rosellassasi roselloissasi
elative rosellastasi roselloistasi
illative rosellaasi roselloihisi
adessive rosellallasi roselloillasi
ablative rosellaltasi roselloiltasi
allative rosellallesi roselloillesi
essive rosellanasi roselloinasi
translative rosellaksesi roselloiksesi
abessive rosellattasi roselloittasi
instructive
comitative roselloinesi

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