belladonna
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (bella donna, literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”). The folk etymology was motivated by the cosmetic use of nightshade for dilating the eyes.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌbɛləˈdɑnə/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbɛləˈdɒnə/
- Rhymes: -ɒnə
Noun
belladonna (countable and uncountable, plural belladonnas)
- A plant, Atropa belladonna, having purple bell-shaped flowers and poisonous black glossy berries.
- An alkaloid extracted from this plant, sometimes used medicinally, containing atropine.
- 2005 June 13, Edmund White, “My Women: Learning how to love them.”, in The New Yorker:
- Cathy teetered downstairs on very high heels, her hair swept up in a disintegrating “brioche”, her eyes glistening with belladonna drops.
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Synonyms
Wikispecies
- (Atropa belladonna): deadly nightshade
Derived terms
- belladonna lily
- belladonnized, belladonized
- Belladonna mottle virus
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (bella donna, literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbɛ.laːˈdɔ.naː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bel‧la‧don‧na
Noun
belladonna f or m (plural belladonna's, diminutive belladonnaatje n)
- belladonna, deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
Synonyms
- wolfskers
Finnish
(index b)
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (bella donna, literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: bel‧la‧don‧na
Noun
belladonna
- belladonna, deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
Declension
| Inflection of belladonna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | belladonna | belladonnat | |
| genitive | belladonnan | belladonnien | |
| partitive | belladonnaa | belladonnia | |
| illative | belladonnaan | belladonniin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | belladonna | belladonnat | |
| accusative | nom. | belladonna | belladonnat |
| gen. | belladonnan | ||
| genitive | belladonnan | belladonnien belladonnainrare | |
| partitive | belladonnaa | belladonnia | |
| inessive | belladonnassa | belladonnissa | |
| elative | belladonnasta | belladonnista | |
| illative | belladonnaan | belladonniin | |
| adessive | belladonnalla | belladonnilla | |
| ablative | belladonnalta | belladonnilta | |
| allative | belladonnalle | belladonnille | |
| essive | belladonnana | belladonnina | |
| translative | belladonnaksi | belladonniksi | |
| instructive | — | belladonnin | |
| abessive | belladonnatta | belladonnitta | |
| comitative | — | belladonnineen | |
Synonyms
- myrkkykoiso
- lemmonmarja
Italian
Etymology
Interpreted by folk etymology as bella (“beautiful”) + donna (“lady”), from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbɛl.laˈdɔn.na/
- Hyphenation: bel‧la‧dòn‧na
Noun
belladonna f (plural belledonne)
- deadly nightshade, belladonna (Atropa belladonna)
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian belladonna (bella donna, literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin blādōna (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /bel.laˈdon.na/, [bɛl.laˈdɔn.na]
Noun
belladonna f (genitive belladonnae); first declension
- (New Latin) belladonna (Atropa belladonna)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | belladonna | belladonnae |
| Genitive | belladonnae | belladonnārum |
| Dative | belladonnae | belladonnīs |
| Accusative | belladonnam | belladonnās |
| Ablative | belladonnā | belladonnīs |
| Vocative | belladonna | belladonnae |
Synonyms
- solānum
Descendants
- Aecidium belladonnae
- Amaryllis belladonna
- Amphisphaeria belladonnae
- Aspila belladonna
- Atropa belladonna
- Boberella belladonna
- Coburgia belladonna
- Delias belladonna
- Delphinium belladonna
- Hamadryas belladonna
- Leopoldia belladonna
- Lestes belladonna
- Lilium belladonna
- Mycosphaerella belladonnae
- Naevia belladonnae
- Pauia belladonna
- Ploettnera belladonnae
- Sphaerella belladonnae
- Trematosphaeria belladonnae