petunia

See also: Petunia, pétunia, petúnia, and petunią

English

Etymology

From New Latin Petunia, from (now obsolete) French pétun (“the tobacco plant”), from Portuguese petum (“tobacco”), from Paraguayan Guaraní pety.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /pəˈtʲuːni.ə/
• (Standard Southern British) IPA^(key): /pəˈtʲuːnjə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /pəˈtʃuːnjə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pəˈtuːniə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pəˈtuːnjə/

Noun

petunia (plural petunias)

1. Any of the flowering plants of genus Petunia, of which most garden varieties are hybrids.
   • 2002, Larry Hodgson, Annuals for Every Purpose, page 57:

     Usually petunias are quite pest free, but aphids are occasional problems.

   • 2003, Norman Winter, Tough-As-Nails Flowers for the South, page 39:

     The small purple petunias are produced in profusion and without ceasing during the entire season.

   • 2013, Jan Riggenbach, Your Midwest Garden: An Owner's Manual, page 18:

     Closely related calibrachoas, often called miniature petunias, offer dainty petunia-like blossoms that are perfect for planting in pots.
     No matter what type of petunias you choose, they all prefer plenty of sun.

2. A dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.

   petunia:  

3. (slang) a homosexual

Derived terms

• hairyflower wild petunia (Ruellia ciliatiflora).
• Petunia vein banding virus

Translations

flower

• Bulgarian: петуния (petunija)
• Catalan: petúnia f
• Czech: petúnie f, petunie f
• Finnish: petunia (fi)
• German: Petunie (de) f
• Greek: πετούνια (el) f (petoúnia)
• Hunsrik: Pëtunje f
• Italian: petunia (it) f
• Japanese: ペチュニア (pechunia)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: petunia m

  Nynorsk: petunia m

• Polish: petunia (pl) f
• Portuguese: petúnia (pt) f
• Punjabi: ਪਟੂਨੀਆ (paṭūnīā)
• Romanian: petunie (ro) f
• Russian: пету́ния (ru) f (petúnija)
• Spanish: petunia (es) f
• Tagalog: petunya
• Turkish: petunya (tr)

colour

• Bulgarian: виолетово (bg) n (violetovo)
• Japanese: 暗紫色 (あんししょく, anshishoku)

Adjective

petunia (not comparable)

1. Of a dark purple colour, like that of some petunia flowers.

Translations

colour

• Bulgarian: виолетов (bg) (violetov)
• Japanese: 暗紫色の (あんししょくの, anshishoku)

See also

• Appendix:Colors

References

• Petunia in the 1905 edition of the New International Encyclopedia.

Finnish

Etymology

From New Latin Petunia, from French petun (“obsolete word for the tobacco plant”), from Portuguese petum (“tobacco”), from Paraguayan Guaraní pety.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpetuniɑ/, [ˈpe̞t̪uˌniɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): pe‧tu‧nia

Noun

petunia

1. petunia

Declension

Inflection of petunia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		petunia	petuniat
genitive		petunian	petunioiden petunioitten
partitive		petuniaa	petunioita
illative		petuniaan	petunioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		petunia	petuniat
accusative	nom.	petunia	petuniat
	gen.	petunian
genitive		petunian	petunioiden petunioitten petuniain rare
partitive		petuniaa	petunioita
inessive		petuniassa	petunioissa
elative		petuniasta	petunioista
illative		petuniaan	petunioihin
adessive		petunialla	petunioilla
ablative		petunialta	petunioilta
allative		petunialle	petunioille
essive		petuniana	petunioina
translative		petuniaksi	petunioiksi
abessive		petuniatta	petunioitta
instructive		—	petunioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of petunia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative petuniani petuniani accusative nom. petuniani petuniani gen. petuniani genitive petuniani petunioideni petunioitteni petuniaini rare partitive petuniaani petunioitani inessive petuniassani petunioissani elative petuniastani petunioistani illative petuniaani petunioihini adessive petuniallani petunioillani ablative petunialtani petunioiltani allative petunialleni petunioilleni essive petunianani petunioinani translative petuniakseni petunioikseni abessive petuniattani petunioittani instructive — — comitative — petunioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative petuniasi petuniasi accusative nom. petuniasi petuniasi gen. petuniasi genitive petuniasi petunioidesi petunioittesi petuniaisi rare partitive petuniaasi petunioitasi inessive petuniassasi petunioissasi elative petuniastasi petunioistasi illative petuniaasi petunioihisi adessive petuniallasi petunioillasi ablative petunialtasi petunioiltasi allative petuniallesi petunioillesi essive petunianasi petunioinasi translative petuniaksesi petunioiksesi abessive petuniattasi petunioittasi instructive — — comitative — petunioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative petuniamme petuniamme accusative nom. petuniamme petuniamme gen. petuniamme genitive petuniamme petunioidemme petunioittemme petuniaimme rare partitive petuniaamme petunioitamme inessive petuniassamme petunioissamme elative petuniastamme petunioistamme illative petuniaamme petunioihimme adessive petuniallamme petunioillamme ablative petunialtamme petunioiltamme allative petuniallemme petunioillemme essive petunianamme petunioinamme translative petuniaksemme petunioiksemme abessive petuniattamme petunioittamme instructive — — comitative — petunioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative petunianne petunianne accusative nom. petunianne petunianne gen. petunianne genitive petunianne petunioidenne petunioittenne petuniainne rare partitive petuniaanne petunioitanne inessive petuniassanne petunioissanne elative petuniastanne petunioistanne illative petuniaanne petunioihinne adessive petuniallanne petunioillanne ablative petunialtanne petunioiltanne allative petuniallenne petunioillenne essive petuniananne petunioinanne translative petuniaksenne petunioiksenne abessive petuniattanne petunioittanne instructive — — comitative — petunioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative petuniansa petuniansa accusative nom. petuniansa petuniansa gen. petuniansa genitive petuniansa petunioidensa petunioittensa petuniainsa rare partitive petuniaansa petunioitaan petunioitansa inessive petuniassaan petuniassansa petunioissaan petunioissansa elative petuniastaan petuniastansa petunioistaan petunioistansa illative petuniaansa petunioihinsa adessive petuniallaan petuniallansa petunioillaan petunioillansa ablative petunialtaan petunialtansa petunioiltaan petunioiltansa allative petunialleen petuniallensa petunioilleen petunioillensa essive petunianaan petunianansa petunioinaan petunioinansa translative petuniakseen petuniaksensa petunioikseen petunioiksensa abessive petuniattaan petuniattansa petunioittaan petunioittansa instructive — — comitative — petunioineen petunioinensa

Further reading

• “petunia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• taipuen

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin Petunia, from French petun (“obsolete word for the tobacco plant”), from Portuguese petum (“tobacco”), from Paraguayan Guaraní pety.

Noun

petunia f (plural petunie)

1. petunia (flower)

Anagrams

• puniate

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From New Latin Petunia, from French petun, from Guaraní pety.

Noun

petunia m (definite singular petuniaen, indefinite plural petuniaer or petunia, definite plural petuniaene)

1. petunia

References

• “petunia” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “petunia” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From New Latin Petunia, from French petun, from Guaraní pety.

Noun

petunia m (definite singular petuniaen, indefinite plural petuniaer or petuniaar, definite plural petuniaene or petuniaane)

1. petunia

References

• “petunia” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

petunie

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English petunia, French pétunia, German Petunie, ultimately from New Latin Petunia, from French pétun, from Portuguese petum, from Paraguayan Guaraní pety.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛˈtuɲ.ja/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uɲja
• Syllabification: pe‧tun‧ia

Noun

petunia f

1. petunia (any plant of the genus Petunia)

Declension

Declension of petunia

	singular	plural
nominative	petunia	petunie
genitive	petunii	petunii/petunij (archaic)
dative	petunii	petuniom
accusative	petunię	petunie
instrumental	petunią	petuniami
locative	petunii	petuniach
vocative	petunio	petunie

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈtunja/ [peˈt̪u.nja]
• Rhymes: -unja
• Syllabification: pe‧tu‧nia

Noun

petunia f (plural petunias)

1. petunia

Further reading

• “petunia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28