alpinia

See also: Alpinia and alpinią

English

Noun

alpinia (plural alpinias)

  1. Any plant of the genus Alpinia.

Polish
alpinia

Etymology

Named after 17th century Italian botanist Prospero Alpini + -ia.[1][2] First attested in the 19th century.[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alˈpiɲ.ja/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -iɲja
  • Syllabification: al‧pin‧ia

Noun

alpinia f

  1. shell ginger (any plant of the genus Alpinia)

Declension
Declension of alpinia
singular plural
nominative alpinia alpinie
genitive alpinii alpinii/alpinij (archaic)
dative alpinii alpiniom
accusative alpinię alpinie
instrumental alpinią alpiniami
locative alpinii alpiniach
vocative alpinio alpinie

References
  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “alpinia”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “alpinia”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “alpinja”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎

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