abutilon

abutilon

See also: Abutilon

English

Etymology

From New Latin [Term?], from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون‎ (ʾabū ṭīlūn, “Indian mallow”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbjuː.tɪˌlɒn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈbjutˌl̩ɑn/, /ˌæb.jəˈti.lɑn/
• Rhymes: -iːlɒn
• Rhymes: -uːtəlɑn

Noun

abutilon (plural abutilons)

1. Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern. [First attested in the late 16^th century.][1]

Translations

any plant of the genus Abutilon

Greek: αβούτιλο (el) n (avoútilo) Polish: zaślaz m, klonik m, abutilon m (rare) Portuguese: abutilão m, abutilo m

References

1. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abutilon”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 11.
2. Christine A. Lindberg, editor (2002), “abutilon”, in The Oxford College Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Spark Publishing, →ISBN, page 6.

Anagrams

• ablution, albutoin

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French

Noun

abutilon m (plural abutilons)

1. abutilon

Further reading

• “abutilon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; ultimately from Arabic أَبُو طِيلُون‎ (ʾabū ṭīlūn, “Indian mallow”). First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.buˈti.lɔn/
• Rhymes: -ilɔn
• Syllabification: a‧bu‧ti‧lon

Noun

abutilon m inan

1. (rare) abutilon

   Synonyms: klonik, zaślaz

   • 1878, Erazm Brzeziński, Tytoń i jego skutki‎, page 30:

     Do izby, w któréj ciągle znajdowało się dużo dymu z fajek i cygar, wniesiono wazon z wijącym się roskosznie po swojéj drabnice Abutilonem; wkrótce zaczęły na nim liście więdnieć i opadać.

     A vase with a charmingly hung abutilon on its frame was brought into the room that was constantly filled with pipe and cigar smoke; soon the leaves on it started to wilt and fall off.

   • 1879, Ogrodnik Polski‎, volume 1, number 8, page 190:

     W kombinacyach z fijołkami dają się też widzieć abutilony, albo też pochwiatka krasolistna (Coleus Verschaffelti ^[sic]).

     In combination with violets abutilons can also be seen, or also coleus (Coleus Verschaffeltii).

   • 2005, “Czas na rozsadę”, in Gazeta Krakowska‎:

     Do tej grupy należą przede wszystkim efektowne i pięknie kwitnące rośliny pojemnikowe, takie jak: datury, lantany, abutilony, strączyńce, ołowniki, zaślazy.

     Primarily grand potted plants that bloom beautifully belong to this group, such as: daturas, lantanas, abutilons, sennas, leadworts, and velvetleafs.

Declension

Declension of abutilon

	singular	plural
nominative	abutilon	abutilony
genitive	abutilonu	abutilonów
dative	abutilonowi	abutilonom
accusative	abutilon	abutilony
instrumental	abutilonem	abutilonami
locative	abutilonie	abutilonach
vocative	abutilonie	abutilony

Further reading

• abutilon in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego