lavendel
See also: Lavendel
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [laˈve̞nˀlː]
Noun
lavendel c (definite singular lavendelen or lavendlen, indefinite plural lavendler, definite plural lavendlerne)
- (botany) lavender (a bush of the Lavandula species)
- lavender (dried flowers etc. from the lavender bush used in scent bags, for example)
- lavender (a light violet colour) (uncountable, indefinite singular only)
Adjective
lavendel (uninflected)
- lavender (of a light violet colour)
Dutch
Etymology
From Medieval Latin lavendula. Middle Dutch lavender derives ultimately from the same source via Old French lavendre, but is not the direct ancestor of this Modern Dutch form ending in -l.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laːˈvɛn.dəl/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɛndəl
- Hyphenation: la‧ven‧del
Noun
lavendel f (plural lavendels, diminutive lavendeltje n)
Derived terms
- echte lavendel
Noun
lavendel n (uncountable, no diminutive)
- lavender (color)
References
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “lavendel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology
From German Lavendel, ultimately from Medieval Latin lavendula, influenced by the verb lavō (“to wash”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɑˈvend̥el/, [lɑˈvend̥el]
- Rhymes: -endel
- Hyphenation: la‧ven‧del
Noun
lavendel (genitive lavendli, partitive lavendlit)
Declension
| Declension of lavendel (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lavendel | lavendlid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | lavendli | ||
| genitive | lavendlite | ||
| partitive | lavendlit | lavendleid | |
| illative | lavendlisse | lavendlitesse lavendleisse | |
| inessive | lavendlis | lavendlites lavendleis | |
| elative | lavendlist | lavendlitest lavendleist | |
| allative | lavendlile | lavendlitele lavendleile | |
| adessive | lavendlil | lavendlitel lavendleil | |
| ablative | lavendlilt | lavendlitelt lavendleilt | |
| translative | lavendliks | lavendliteks lavendleiks | |
| terminative | lavendlini | lavendliteni | |
| essive | lavendlina | lavendlitena | |
| abessive | lavendlita | lavendliteta | |
| comitative | lavendliga | lavendlitega | |
Compounds
- lavendelsinine
- lavendlilõhn
- lavendliseep
- lavendliõli
References
- lavendel in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “lavendel”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
Swedish
Noun
lavendel c
- lavender (plant)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | lavendel | lavendels |
| definite | lavendeln | lavendelns | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |