deciduous

English

WOTD – 24 August 2010

From Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“fall down”).

deciduous (not comparable)

(biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.
Antonyms: persistent, permanent
(botany) Of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season.
Antonyms: evergreen, sempervirent
Synonym: perdifoil. Compare caducous.
a deciduous tree
Transitory, ephemeral, not lasting.

English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱh₂d-‎ (0 c, 30 e)

describing a part that falls off, or is shed

Armenian: գցվող (gcʿvoł), փոխվող (pʿoxvoł), թափվող (tʿapʿvoł)
Catalan: caduc (ca), decidu (ca)
French: caduc (fr), décidual (fr)
Georgian: მოსაცვლელი (mosacvleli), სარძევე (sarʒeve) (of teeth only)
Hungarian: leeső, lehulló, lehullajtott
Italian: caduco (it), deciduo (it)
Korean: 탈락성 (tallakseong)
Old English: hrurul
Portuguese: caduco (pt), decíduo
Russian: сбра́сываемый (ru) (sbrásyvajemyj), моло́чный (ru) (molóčnyj) (of teeth only)
Spanish: caduco (es), deciduo
Turkish: geçici (tr)

of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season

Armenian: սաղարթավոր (hy) (sałartʿavor)
Bulgarian: листопаден (listopaden)
Catalan: caducifoli
Chinese:
Mandarin: (deciduous tree) 落葉喬木／落叶乔木 (zh) (luòyè qiáomù)
Czech: opadavý (cs)
Danish: løvfældende (da)
Dutch: bladverliezend, loofverliezend
Esperanto: falfolia
Finnish: lehtensä pudottava, kesävihanta (fi)
French: à feuilles caduques, caducifolié (fr)
Georgian: ფოთოლმცვენი (potolmcveni), ფოთლოვანი (potlovani)
German: (deciduous tree) Laubbaum (de); (deciduous forest) Laubwald (de); (as an adjective) sommergrün (de), laubabwerfend (de)
Greek: φυλλοβόλος (el) (fyllovólos)
Hungarian: lombhullató (hu)
Irish: duillsilteach
Italian: caducifoglio
Japanese: 落葉樹 (ja) (らくようじゅ, rakuyōju) (deciduous tree)
Kannada: ಪರ್ಣಪಾತಿ (parṇapāti)
Kazakh: жапырақты (japyraqty)
Korean: 낙엽성 (nagyeopseong)
Manx: yn-lhoamey
Maori: rauhoro
Norwegian:
Bokmål: løvfellende, lauvfellende
Nynorsk: lauvfellande
Old English: hrurul
Polish: liściasty (pl) m
Portuguese: caducifólio
Russian: ли́ственный (ru) (lístvennyj), листопа́дный (ru) (listopádnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: seargach
Serbo-Croatian: listopadni (sh)
Spanish: caducifolio (es), de hoja caduca
Swedish: lövfällande (sv)
Turkish: yaprak döken, yapraklarını döken
Welsh: collddail (cy)
Yakut: сэбирдэхтээх (sebirdexteex)

transitory, ephemeral, not lasting

Armenian: անցողիկ (hy) (ancʿołik), վաղանցուկ (hy) (vałancʿuk), անկայուն (hy) (ankayun)
Hungarian: múlékony (hu)
Polish: ulotny (pl) m, przemijający m, przejściowy (pl) m
Portuguese: efêmero (pt), transitório (pt)
Russian: быстроте́чный (ru) (bystrotéčnyj), преходя́щий (ru) (prexodjáščij), скороте́чный (ru) (skorotéčnyj)
Spanish: efímero (es), transitorio (es), fugaz (es)
Turkish: geçici (tr)