English
Wikispecies
Etymology
The obsolete sense derives from Latin rhododendron (“oleander”), from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron, “oleander”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”). The modern sense comes through the intermediary of the genus name Rhododendron.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
rhododendron (plural rhododendrons or rhododendra)
- (obsolete) Oleander (Nerium oleander).
- Any of various flowering shrubs in the genus Rhododendron, especially
- (UK) Pontic rhododendron, common rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
flowering shrub in the genus Rhododendron
- Abaza: щхъачей (śqaćej), щхъачай (śqaćaj) (Rhododendron caucasicum), хчвжвы (xćʷžʷə) (Rhododendron caucasicum), джьмадыдз (dźmadədz) (Rhododendron luteum), кыбуау (kəbwaw) (Rhododendron luteum)
- Abkhaz: а́хәажә (áxʷaẑʷ) (Rhodоdendron ponticum), ахәа́мса (axʷámsa) (Rhododendron caucasicum), а́бжьынҵ (ábžəncʼ) (Rhododendron luteum)
- Afrikaans: alperoos
- Armenian: մրտավարդ (hy) (mrtavard)
- Asturian: rododendru m
- Basque: errododendro
- Bats: ქოჩორ (kočor)
- Belarusian: рададэ́ндран m (radadéndran)
- Bulgarian: рододендрон (bg) m (rododendron)
- Catalan: rododendre m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 杜鵑花 / 杜鹃花 (zh) (dùjuānhuā), 躑躅 / 踯躅 (zh) (zhízhú)
- Czech: rododendron (cs) m
- Danish: rododendron c
- Dutch: rododendron (nl), alpenroosje (nl)
- Esperanto: rododendro (eo)
- Estonian: rododendron
- Finnish: alppiruusu (fi), rhododendron (fi)
- French: rhododendron (fr) m
- Galician: rododendro m
- Georgian: შქერი (škeri), იელი (ieli), დეკა (ka) (deḳa)
- German: Rhododendron (de) m, Alpenrose (de) f
- Greek: ροδόδενδρο m (rodódendro)
- Greenlandic: qajaasaq
- Hebrew: רודודנדרון (he) m
- Hungarian: havasszépe (hu), rododendron (hu)
- Ido: rododendro (io)
- Irish: ródaidéandran m
- Italian: rododendro (it) m
- Japanese: 躑躅 (ja) (tsutsuji), ツツジ (tsutsuji)
- Korean: 진달래속 (jindallaesok), 영산홍 (yeongsanhong)
- Latvian: rododendri m
- Laz: მშქერი (mşkeri), მშკერიქჩე (mşǩerikçe) (Rhododendron caucasicum)
- Lithuanian: rododendras m
- Malayalam: റോഡഡെൻഡ്രൺ (ṟōḍaḍeṉḍraṇ)
- Manx: billey ruissagh m
- Mingrelian: შქერი (škeri), იოლი (ioli), ხვამცა (xvamca)
- Mòcheno: lutter
- Mon: ပ္ကဴလဂဝ်ဒဵု (mnw)
- Nepali: गुराँस (ne) (gurā̃s)
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: rododendron m
- Nynorsk: rododendron m
- Polish: azalia (pl) f, rododendron (pl) m, różanecznik (pl) m
- Pontic Greek: τσιφίνι (tsifíni), κομάρι (komári)
- Portuguese: rododendro (pt) m, azaleia (pt) f
- Romanian: rododendron (ro) m
- Russian: рододе́ндрон (ru) m (rododɛ́ndron), рододе́ндр (ru) m (rododéndr)
- Scottish Gaelic: ròs-chraoibh f
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: рододендрон m, пјенишник m
- Roman: rododendron (sh) m, pjenišnik (sh) m
- Slovak: rododendron m
- Spanish: rododendro m
- Svan: შგო̄რი (šgōri), ჰადრა (hadra), ზიშხორა (zišxora)
- Swedish: rododendron (sv) c, alpros (sv) c
- Turkish: rododendron, komar (tr) (Rhododendron ponticum), kafil (Rhododendron ponticum), kaful (tr) (Rhododendron ponticum), kara ağu (Rhododendron ponticum), orman gülü (tr) (Rhododendron ponticum), zelenika (Rhododendron ponticum), zifin (tr) (Rhododendron luteum), sarı ağu (Rhododendron luteum), yel çiçeği (Rhododendron luteum), eğri (tr) (Rhododendron luteum)
- Ukrainian: рододендрон (uk) m (rododendron)
- Volapük: rododen
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References
Danish
Noun
rhododendron c (singular definite rhododendronen, plural indefinite rhododendroner)
- alternative form of rododendron
Finnish
Etymology
< Latin rhododendron
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrododendron/, [ˈro̞do̞ˌde̞n.dro̞n]
- Rhymes: -en.dron
Noun
rhododendron
- rhododendron
- Synonym: alppiruusu
Declension
| Inflection of rhododendron (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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rhododendron
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rhododendronit
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| genitive
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rhododendronin
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rhododendronien
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| partitive
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rhododendronia
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rhododendroneja
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| illative
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rhododendroniin
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rhododendroneihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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rhododendron
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rhododendronit
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| accusative
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nom.
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rhododendron
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rhododendronit
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| gen.
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rhododendronin
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| genitive
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rhododendronin
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rhododendronien
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| partitive
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rhododendronia
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rhododendroneja
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| inessive
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rhododendronissa
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rhododendroneissa
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| elative
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rhododendronista
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rhododendroneista
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| illative
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rhododendroniin
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rhododendroneihin
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| adessive
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rhododendronilla
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rhododendroneilla
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| ablative
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rhododendronilta
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rhododendroneilta
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| allative
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rhododendronille
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rhododendroneille
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| essive
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rhododendronina
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rhododendroneina
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| translative
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rhododendroniksi
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rhododendroneiksi
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| abessive
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rhododendronitta
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rhododendroneitta
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| instructive
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—
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rhododendronein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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rhododendronini
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rhododendronini
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| accusative
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nom.
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rhododendronini
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rhododendronini
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| gen.
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rhododendronini
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| genitive
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rhododendronini
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rhododendronieni
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| partitive
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rhododendroniani
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rhododendronejani
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| inessive
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rhododendronissani
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rhododendroneissani
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| elative
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rhododendronistani
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rhododendroneistani
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| illative
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rhododendroniini
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rhododendroneihini
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| adessive
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rhododendronillani
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rhododendroneillani
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| ablative
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rhododendroniltani
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rhododendroneiltani
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| allative
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rhododendronilleni
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rhododendroneilleni
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| essive
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rhododendroninani
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rhododendroneinani
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| translative
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rhododendronikseni
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rhododendroneikseni
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| abessive
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rhododendronittani
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rhododendroneittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
rhododendroneineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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rhododendronisi
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rhododendronisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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rhododendronisi
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rhododendronisi
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| gen.
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rhododendronisi
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| genitive
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rhododendronisi
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rhododendroniesi
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| partitive
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rhododendroniasi
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rhododendronejasi
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| inessive
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rhododendronissasi
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rhododendroneissasi
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| elative
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rhododendronistasi
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rhododendroneistasi
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| illative
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rhododendroniisi
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rhododendroneihisi
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| adessive
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rhododendronillasi
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rhododendroneillasi
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| ablative
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rhododendroniltasi
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rhododendroneiltasi
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| allative
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rhododendronillesi
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rhododendroneillesi
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| essive
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rhododendroninasi
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rhododendroneinasi
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| translative
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rhododendroniksesi
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rhododendroneiksesi
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| abessive
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rhododendronittasi
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rhododendroneittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
rhododendroneinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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rhododendronimme
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rhododendronimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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rhododendronimme
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rhododendronimme
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| gen.
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rhododendronimme
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| genitive
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rhododendronimme
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rhododendroniemme
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| partitive
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rhododendroniamme
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rhododendronejamme
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| inessive
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rhododendronissamme
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rhododendroneissamme
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| elative
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rhododendronistamme
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rhododendroneistamme
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| illative
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rhododendroniimme
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rhododendroneihimme
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| adessive
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rhododendronillamme
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rhododendroneillamme
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| ablative
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rhododendroniltamme
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rhododendroneiltamme
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| allative
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rhododendronillemme
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rhododendroneillemme
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| essive
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rhododendroninamme
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rhododendroneinamme
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| translative
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rhododendroniksemme
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rhododendroneiksemme
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| abessive
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rhododendronittamme
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rhododendroneittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
rhododendroneinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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rhododendroninne
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rhododendroninne
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| accusative
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nom.
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rhododendroninne
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rhododendroninne
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| gen.
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rhododendroninne
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| genitive
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rhododendroninne
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rhododendronienne
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| partitive
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rhododendronianne
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rhododendronejanne
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| inessive
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rhododendronissanne
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rhododendroneissanne
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| elative
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rhododendronistanne
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rhododendroneistanne
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| illative
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rhododendroniinne
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rhododendroneihinne
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| adessive
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rhododendronillanne
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rhododendroneillanne
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| ablative
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rhododendroniltanne
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rhododendroneiltanne
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| allative
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rhododendronillenne
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rhododendroneillenne
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| essive
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rhododendroninanne
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rhododendroneinanne
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| translative
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rhododendroniksenne
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rhododendroneiksenne
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| abessive
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rhododendronittanne
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rhododendroneittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
rhododendroneinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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rhododendroninsa
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rhododendroninsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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rhododendroninsa
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rhododendroninsa
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| gen.
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rhododendroninsa
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| genitive
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rhododendroninsa
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rhododendroniensa
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| partitive
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rhododendroniaan
rhododendroniansa
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rhododendronejaan
rhododendronejansa
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| inessive
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rhododendronissaan
rhododendronissansa
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rhododendroneissaan
rhododendroneissansa
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| elative
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rhododendronistaan
rhododendronistansa
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rhododendroneistaan
rhododendroneistansa
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| illative
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rhododendroniinsa
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rhododendroneihinsa
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| adessive
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rhododendronillaan
rhododendronillansa
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rhododendroneillaan
rhododendroneillansa
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| ablative
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rhododendroniltaan
rhododendroniltansa
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rhododendroneiltaan
rhododendroneiltansa
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| allative
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rhododendronilleen
rhododendronillensa
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rhododendroneilleen
rhododendroneillensa
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| essive
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rhododendroninaan
rhododendroninansa
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rhododendroneinaan
rhododendroneinansa
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| translative
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rhododendronikseen
rhododendroniksensa
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rhododendroneikseen
rhododendroneiksensa
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| abessive
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rhododendronittaan
rhododendronittansa
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rhododendroneittaan
rhododendroneittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
rhododendroneineen
rhododendroneinensa
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rhododendron, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁo.do.dɛ̃.dʁɔ̃/
Noun
rhododendron m (plural rhododendrons)
- rhododendron
See also
Further reading
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥοδόδενδρον (rhodódendron, “oleander”), from ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”) + δένδρον (déndron, “tree”).
Pronunciation
Noun
rhododendron n (genitive rhododendrī); second declension
- rosebay, oleander
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
Descendants