edelweiss

See also: Edelweiß, Edelweiss, and édelweiss

English
WOTD – 31 May 2008
An edelweiss.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Edelweiß, from edel (“noble”) + weiß (“white”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈeɪdəlvaɪs/

Noun

edelweiss (usually uncountable, plural edelweisses)

  1. A European perennial alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.
    • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 297:
      And that will mean farewell to the edelweiss, adieu the eider goose.

Translations

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from German Edelweiß.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeː.dəlˌʋɛi̯s/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: edel‧weiss

Noun

edelweiss n or m (plural edelweissen, diminutive edelweissje n)

  1. edelweiss, Leontopodium alpinum

Finnish

Etymology

< German Edelweiß

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈeːdelʋɑi̯s/, [ˈe̞ːde̞lʋɑ̝i̯s̠]

Noun

edelweiss

  1. Synonym of alppitähti.

Declension
Inflection of edelweiss (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative edelweiss edelweissit
genitive edelweissin edelweissien
partitive edelweissia edelweisseja
illative edelweissiin edelweisseihin
singular plural
nominative edelweiss edelweissit
accusative nom. edelweiss edelweissit
gen. edelweissin
genitive edelweissin edelweissien
partitive edelweissia edelweisseja
inessive edelweississa edelweisseissa
elative edelweissista edelweisseista
illative edelweissiin edelweisseihin
adessive edelweissilla edelweisseilla
ablative edelweissilta edelweisseilta
allative edelweissille edelweisseille
essive edelweissina edelweisseina
translative edelweissiksi edelweisseiksi
abessive edelweissitta edelweisseitta
instructive — edelweissein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of edelweiss (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative edelweissini edelweissini
accusative nom. edelweissini edelweissini
gen. edelweissini
genitive edelweissini edelweissieni
partitive edelweissiani edelweissejani
inessive edelweississani edelweisseissani
elative edelweissistani edelweisseistani
illative edelweissiini edelweisseihini
adessive edelweissillani edelweisseillani
ablative edelweissiltani edelweisseiltani
allative edelweissilleni edelweisseilleni
essive edelweissinani edelweisseinani
translative edelweissikseni edelweisseikseni
abessive edelweissittani edelweisseittani
instructive — —
comitative — edelweisseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative edelweissisi edelweissisi
accusative nom. edelweissisi edelweissisi
gen. edelweissisi
genitive edelweissisi edelweissiesi
partitive edelweissiasi edelweissejasi
inessive edelweississasi edelweisseissasi
elative edelweissistasi edelweisseistasi
illative edelweissiisi edelweisseihisi
adessive edelweissillasi edelweisseillasi
ablative edelweissiltasi edelweisseiltasi
allative edelweissillesi edelweisseillesi
essive edelweissinasi edelweisseinasi
translative edelweissiksesi edelweisseiksesi
abessive edelweissittasi edelweisseittasi
instructive — —
comitative — edelweisseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative edelweissimme edelweissimme
accusative nom. edelweissimme edelweissimme
gen. edelweissimme
genitive edelweissimme edelweissiemme
partitive edelweissiamme edelweissejamme
inessive edelweississamme edelweisseissamme
elative edelweissistamme edelweisseistamme
illative edelweissiimme edelweisseihimme
adessive edelweissillamme edelweisseillamme
ablative edelweissiltamme edelweisseiltamme
allative edelweissillemme edelweisseillemme
essive edelweissinamme edelweisseinamme
translative edelweissiksemme edelweisseiksemme
abessive edelweissittamme edelweisseittamme
instructive — —
comitative — edelweisseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative edelweissinne edelweissinne
accusative nom. edelweissinne edelweissinne
gen. edelweissinne
genitive edelweissinne edelweissienne
partitive edelweissianne edelweissejanne
inessive edelweississanne edelweisseissanne
elative edelweissistanne edelweisseistanne
illative edelweissiinne edelweisseihinne
adessive edelweissillanne edelweisseillanne
ablative edelweissiltanne edelweisseiltanne
allative edelweissillenne edelweisseillenne
essive edelweissinanne edelweisseinanne
translative edelweissiksenne edelweisseiksenne
abessive edelweissittanne edelweisseittanne
instructive — —
comitative — edelweisseinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative edelweissinsa edelweissinsa
accusative nom. edelweissinsa edelweissinsa
gen. edelweissinsa
genitive edelweissinsa edelweissiensa
partitive edelweissiaan
edelweissiansa		 edelweissejaan
edelweissejansa
inessive edelweississaan
edelweississansa		 edelweisseissaan
edelweisseissansa
elative edelweissistaan
edelweissistansa		 edelweisseistaan
edelweisseistansa
illative edelweissiinsa edelweisseihinsa
adessive edelweissillaan
edelweissillansa		 edelweisseillaan
edelweisseillansa
ablative edelweissiltaan
edelweissiltansa		 edelweisseiltaan
edelweisseiltansa
allative edelweissilleen
edelweissillensa		 edelweisseilleen
edelweisseillensa
essive edelweissinaan
edelweissinansa		 edelweisseinaan
edelweisseinansa
translative edelweissikseen
edelweissiksensa		 edelweisseikseen
edelweisseiksensa
abessive edelweissittaan
edelweissittansa		 edelweisseittaan
edelweisseittansa
instructive — —
comitative — edelweisseineen
edelweisseinensa

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from German Edelweiß. See English edelweiss.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /e.dɛl.vajs/
  • Audio (Paris)(file)

Noun

edelweiss m (plural edelweiss)

  1. edelweiss, Leontopodium alpinum
    Synonyms: étoile d’argent, étoile des neiges, immortelle des neiges, pied-de-lion

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