rosella
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/
Etymology 1
Uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rosehill.
A crimson rosella, Platycercus elegans
Noun
rosella (plural rosellas)
- A parrot belonging to any of the five to eight species in the genus Platycercus (originally specifically Platycercus eximius) which is native to Australia and nearby islands. [from 19th c.]
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 138:
- Molly […] had glimpsed a future, like a rosella, hardly seen, swooping through the high umbrellas of the bush.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 138:
Derived terms
- crimson rosella
- eastern rosella
- green rosella
- northern rosella
- pale-headed rosella
- western rosella
Translations
parrot of the genus Platycercus
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See also
- lorikeet
Noun
rosella (countable and uncountable, plural rosellas)
- Alternative form of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
- 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 122:
- Rosellas, a fruit, I imagine, not very well known, we grew most successfully, its delicious sub-acid making the most splendid substitute for the English red currant; and we varied its uses by transforming the raw material into jam and jelly, and freshly-stewed fruit.
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Anagrams
- loreals
Catalan
Etymology
rosa + -ella, literally “small rose”
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /roˈze.ʎə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ruˈze.ʎə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /roˈze.ʎa/
Noun
rosella f (plural roselles)
- poppy (plant of the genus Papaver)
- Synonyms: ababol, babol, gall, gallaret
Further reading
- “rosella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “rosella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “rosella” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “rosella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Finnish
Etymology
From English rosella.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroselːɑ/, [ˈro̞s̠e̞lːɑ]
- Rhymes: -oselːɑ
- Syllabification(key): ro‧sel‧la
Noun
rosella
- rosella (parrot of the genus Platycercus)
Declension
| Inflection of rosella (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rosella | rosellat | |
| genitive | rosellan | roselloiden roselloitten rosellojen | |
| partitive | rosellaa | roselloita roselloja | |
| illative | rosellaan | roselloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | rosella | rosellat | |
| accusative | nom. | rosella | rosellat |
| gen. | rosellan | ||
| genitive | rosellan | roselloiden roselloitten rosellojen rosellainrare | |
| partitive | rosellaa | roselloita roselloja | |
| inessive | rosellassa | roselloissa | |
| elative | rosellasta | roselloista | |
| illative | rosellaan | roselloihin | |
| adessive | rosellalla | roselloilla | |
| ablative | rosellalta | roselloilta | |
| allative | rosellalle | roselloille | |
| essive | rosellana | roselloina | |
| translative | rosellaksi | roselloiksi | |
| instructive | — | roselloin | |
| abessive | rosellatta | roselloitta | |
| comitative | — | roselloineen | |
| Possessive forms of rosella (type katiska) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | rosellani | rosellamme |
| 2nd person | rosellasi | rosellanne |
| 3rd person | rosellansa | |
Hypernyms
- papukaija