geranium

See also: Geranium and géranium

English

Geranium sanguineum

Etymology

From Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον (gerắnĭon), from γέρᾰνος (gérănos, “crane”) +‎ -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒəˈɹeɪni.əm/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪniəm

Noun

geranium (countable and uncountable, plural geraniums or gerania)

  2. (strictly) Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.
    Synonyms: cranesbill, true geranium, hardy geranium
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      On Red Day, for example, vases of deep red roses filled the building, the kitchen staff wore red aprons, the tapers were red, the urn of water in the Relaxation Center was flavored with geranium and cinnamon, the fruit placed by our bedside at night was an apple.
  4. (loosely) Any flowering plant of the genus Pelargonium, of family Geraniaceae.
    Synonym: pelargonium
  5. A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .
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Usage notes

See pelargonium.

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Adjective

geranium (comparative more geranium, superlative most geranium)

  1. Of a bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans).

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Danish

Etymology

From New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, “crane”).

Noun

geranium c (definite singular geranien, indefinite plural geranier, definite plural geranierne)

  1. a geranium, plant of genus Geranium
  2. a pelargonium (popular name)

Declension

Declension of geranium
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative geranium geranien geranier geranierne
genitive geraniums geraniens geraniers geraniernes

Synonyms

References

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, “crane”); more at ooievaarsbek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣəˈraː.ni.ʏm/
  • Hyphenation: ge‧ra‧ni‧um

Noun

geranium f (plural geraniums, diminutive geraniumpje n)

  1. a geranium, plant of the genus Geranium
    Synonym: ooievaarsbek
  2. (informal) a pelargonium

Derived terms

Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

geranium n (genitive geraniī or geranī); second declension

  1. alternative form of geranium
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Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative geranium gerania
genitive geraniī
geranī1 		geraniōrum
dative geraniō geraniīs
accusative geranium gerania
ablative geraniō geraniīs
vocative geranium gerania

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

  • → English: geranium
  • → Translingual: Geranium (learned)

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos, “crane”).

Noun

geranium m (definite singular geranien or geraniumen, indefinite plural geranier, definite plural geraniene)

  1. a geranium, plant of genus Geranium
  2. a pelargonium (popular name)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos).

Noun

geranium m (definite singular geraniumen, indefinite plural geraniumar, definite plural geraniumane)

  1. a geranium, plant of genus Geranium
    Synonym: storkenebb
  2. (colloquial) synonym of pelargonia (“pelargonium”)

References

Polish

geranium

Alternative forms

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos)
New Latin geraniumlbor.
Polish geranium

    Learned borrowing from New Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος (géranos).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɡɛˈraɲ.jum/
    • Rhymes: -aɲjum
    • Syllabification: ge‧ran‧ium

    Noun

    geranium n (related adjective geraniowy)

    1. geranium, cranesbill (any flowering plant of the genus Geranium)
      Synonyms: bodziszek, gerania
    2. a popular name of some species of pelargonium

    Declension

    Declension of geranium
    singular plural
    nominative geranium gerania
    genitive geranium geraniów
    dative geranium geraniom
    accusative geranium gerania
    instrumental geranium geraniami
    locative geranium geraniach
    vocative geranium gerania

    Further reading

    • “geranium”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “geranium”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)

    Romanian

    Etymology

      Borrowed from French géranium.

      Noun

      geranium n (uncountable)

      1. geranium

      Declension

      singular only indefinite definite
      nominative-accusative geranium geraniumul
      genitive-dative geranium geraniumului
      vocative geraniumule
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