Levkoje

German

Alternative forms

  • Levkoie, Levkoj, Levkoi, Leucoje, Leucoie, Leucoj, Leucoi (till 19th century often; the strong forms can be both masculine and feminine)

Etymology

    Borrowed in the 18th century from Ancient Greek λευκόιον (leukóion, “white violet”) influenced by Greek.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /lɛfˈkoːjə/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Lev‧ko‧je

    Noun

    Levkoje f (genitive Levkoje, plural Levkojen)

    1. stock (Matthiola gen. et spp.)
      • 1876, Karl Müller, “Über Modeblumen und Modepflanzen. Ein Culturbild”, in Unsere Zeit: deutsche Revue der Gegenwart, volume 12 1/2GB, page 49:
        Eine Nelke, eine Levkoi, ein Lackstock u. dgl. war fast alles, was man an den Fenstern damaliger Zeit gewahrte.
        A carnation, a stock, a wallflower and the like was nearly all that one could discern on the windows of that time.
    2. (archaic) wallflower (Erysimum (syn. Cheiranthus) gen. et spp.) [till 19th century often]

    Declension

    Declension of Levkoje [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Levkoje die Levkojen
    genitive einer der Levkoje der Levkojen
    dative einer der Levkoje den Levkojen
    accusative eine die Levkoje die Levkojen

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