rododendron

See also: rhododendron

Danish

Noun

rododendron c (singular definite rododendronen, plural indefinite rododendroner)

1. rhododendron

References

• “rododendron” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• rhododendron (archaic)

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:

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• Hyphenation: ro‧do‧den‧dron

Noun

rododendron m (plural rododendrons, diminutive rododendronnetje n)

1. a rhododendron, plant of the genus Rhododendron

Norwegian Bokmål

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

Synonyms

• alperose

References

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

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

• alperose

References

• “rododendron” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

rododendron

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔ.dɔˈdɛn.drɔn/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛndrɔn
• Syllabification: ro‧do‧den‧dron

Noun

rododendron m inan

1. rhododendron (any flowering shrub of the genus Rhododendron)

   Synonyms: azalia, różanecznik

Declension

Declension of rododendron

	singular	plural
nominative	rododendron	rododendrony
genitive	rododendronu	rododendronów
dative	rododendronowi	rododendronom
accusative	rododendron	rododendrony
instrumental	rododendronem	rododendronami
locative	rododendronie	rododendronach
vocative	rododendronie	rododendrony

Derived terms

adjective

• rododendronowy

 

Further reading

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

Romanian

Rododendroni

Alternative forms

• rododendru

Etymology

Borrowed from French rhododendron.

Noun

rododendron m (plural rododendroni)

1. rhododendron (flowering shrub in the genus Rhododendron)

   Synonym: smirdar

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	rododendron	rododendronul		rododendroni	rododendronii
genitive-dative	rododendron	rododendronului		rododendroni	rododendronilor
vocative	rododendronule			rododendronilor

Swedish

Noun

rododendron c

1. rhododendron

Declension

Declension of rododendron

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rododendron	rododendrons
	definite	rododendronen	rododendronens
plural	indefinite	rododendroner	rododendroners
	definite	rododendronerna	rododendronernas