Petunie

See also: petunie, petúnie, and petunię

German

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Tupian *pe
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *tɨm
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pe-tɨm
Old Tupi petymabor.
French pétun
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -iader.
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Ancient Greek -ία (-ía)der.
taxonomic name -ia
taxonomic name Petunialbor.
German Petunie

    Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Petunia, from (now obsolete) French pétun (“tobacco”), from Old Tupi petyma (“tobacco”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /peˈtuːni̯ə/
    • Hyphenation: Pe‧tu‧nie
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

    Noun

    Petunie f (genitive Petunie, plural Petunien)

    1. petunia, Petunia

    Declension

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

    Further reading

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