polyanthus

polyanthus

See also: polyanthous

English

Etymology

From Renaissance Latin polyanthus, corresponding to poly- +‎ Ancient Greek ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

Noun

polyanthus (plural polyanthuses or polyanthi)

1. A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers. [from 17th c.]
   • 1793, Hester Piozzi, Thraliana, 27 February:

     [T]he Hens all want to sit, the Primroses Polyanthuses &c crowd the Hedges; & a Rose Tree or two are quite full of Leaves.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek [Term?].

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /po.lyˈan.tʰus/, [pɔlʲyˈän̪t̪ʰʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /po.liˈan.tus/, [poliˈän̪t̪us]

Adjective

polyanthus (feminine polyantha, neuter polyanthum); first/second-declension adjective

1. (New Latin) Having many flowers

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	polyanthus	polyantha	polyanthum		polyanthī	polyanthae	polyantha
Genitive	polyanthī	polyanthae	polyanthī		polyanthōrum	polyanthārum	polyanthōrum
Dative	polyanthō		polyanthō		polyanthīs
Accusative	polyanthum	polyantham	polyanthum		polyanthōs	polyanthās	polyantha
Ablative	polyanthō	polyanthā	polyanthō		polyanthīs
Vocative	polyanthe	polyantha	polyanthum		polyanthī	polyanthae	polyantha