magnolia
English

Etymology
French Magnol + -ia. Named after French botanist Pierre Magnol (1638–1715). The surname is a form of the male given name Magne, from Latin magnus.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌmæɡˈnoʊ.li.ə/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
magnolia (countable and uncountable, plural magnolias)
- (countable) A tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves.
- 2011, Jesmyn Ward, Salvage the Bones, Bloomsbury (2017), page 158:
- There are clusters of magnolias that are so tall and green and glossy, they are impossible to climb, and the air around them always smells like peaches.
- (countable) The flower of a magnolia tree.
- (countable) A native or resident of the American state of Mississippi.
- (countable, uncountable) A creamy white colour, like that of some magnolia flowers.
- magnolia:
Derived terms
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See also
- cucumber tree
- star anise
- sweet bay
- tulip tree
- umbrella tree
- yulan
- Appendix:Colors
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmɑxˈnoː.li.aː/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: mag‧no‧li‧a
Noun
magnolia f (plural magnolia's)
- magnolia, tree or shrub of the genus Magnolia.
- Synonyms: beverboom, tulpenboom
Finnish
Etymology
From translingual Magnolia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑŋnoliɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ŋno̞ˌliɑ̝]
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑɡnoliɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ɡno̞ˌliɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Syllabification(key): mag‧no‧li‧a
Declension
| Inflection of magnolia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | magnolia | magnoliat | ||
| genitive | magnolian | magnolioiden magnolioitten | ||
| partitive | magnoliaa | magnolioita | ||
| illative | magnoliaan | magnolioihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | magnolia | magnoliat | ||
| accusative | nom. | magnolia | magnoliat | |
| gen. | magnolian | |||
| genitive | magnolian | magnolioiden magnolioitten magnoliainrare | ||
| partitive | magnoliaa | magnolioita | ||
| inessive | magnoliassa | magnolioissa | ||
| elative | magnoliasta | magnolioista | ||
| illative | magnoliaan | magnolioihin | ||
| adessive | magnolialla | magnolioilla | ||
| ablative | magnolialta | magnolioilta | ||
| allative | magnolialle | magnolioille | ||
| essive | magnoliana | magnolioina | ||
| translative | magnoliaksi | magnolioiksi | ||
| abessive | magnoliatta | magnolioitta | ||
| instructive | — | magnolioin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Derived terms
- jademagnolia
- magnoliakerttuli
- magnoliankukka
- magnoliaöljy
- poppelimagnolia
Further reading
- “magnolia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
French
Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Magnolia, from New Latin magnolia, from. From French Magnol + Latin -ia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ɲɔ.lja/, /maɡ.nɔ.lja/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ma‧gno‧lia, mag‧no‧lia
Further reading
- “magnolia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maŋˈnɔlja/ [mɑ̃ŋˈnɔ.ljɐ]
- Rhymes: -ɔlja
- Hyphenation: mag‧no‧lia
Further reading
- “magnolia”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɲˈɲɔ.lja/
- Rhymes: -ɔlja
- Hyphenation: ma‧gnò‧lia
Norman
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Named after French botanist Pierre Magnol (1638–1715).
Noun
magnolia m (definite singular magnoliaen, indefinite plural magnoliaer, definite plural magnoliaene)
- a magnolia (flowering tree)
References
- “magnolia” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Named after French botanist Pierre Magnol (1638–1715).
Noun
magnolia m (definite singular magnoliaen, indefinite plural magnoliaer or magnoliaar, definite plural magnoliaene or magnoliaane)
- a magnolia (flowering tree)
References
- “magnolia” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French magnolia. Named after French botanist Pierre Magnol (1638–1715).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɡˈnɔ.lja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlja
- Syllabification: mag‧no‧lia
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɡˈnolja/ [maɣ̞ˈno.lja]
- Rhymes: -olja
- Syllabification: mag‧no‧lia
Further reading
- “magnolia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014