bougainvillea

See also: Bougainvillea

English

Bougainvillea flowers and bracts.

WOTD – 9 March 2009

Named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811).

bougainvillea (plural bougainvilleas)

Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.
- 2019, Maaza Mengiste , The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 129:
  He is outside in his garden, surrounded by bougainvillea bursting with color.

flower

Catalan: buguenvíl·lia f
Dutch: bougainvillea
Esperanto: bugenvilo
Finnish: ihmeköynnös (fi), bougainvillea (fi)
French: bougainvillée (fr) f, bougainvillier (fr) m
German: Bougainvillea (de) f
Greek: μπουκαμβίλια (el) f (boukamvília)
Italian: buganvillea f
Japanese: ブーゲンビリア (būgenbiria)
Lithuanian: bugenvilija
Malay: bunga kertas (ms)
Norwegian: bougainvillea, trillingblomst
Polish: bugenwilla f
Portuguese: bougainvillea f, buganvília f
Romanian: bougainvillea (ro) f
Russian: бугенвиллия f (bugenvillija)
Spanish: buganvilia f (Mexico), buganvilla (es) f (Spain), comomosí m (Bolivia), papelillo (es) m (Peru), Santa Rita f (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay), trinitaria (es) f (Colombia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela), veranera f (Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama)
Swedish: trillingblomssläktet
Tagalog: bogambilya
Telugu: కాగితంపువ్వు (te) (kāgitampuvvu)
Thai: เฟื่องฟ้า (th) (fʉ̂ʉang-fáa)
Turkish: begonvil (tr)
Ukrainian: бугенвілія f (buhenvilija)
Vietnamese: hoa giấy (vi)

bougainvillea

Inflection of bougainvillea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		bougainvillea	bougainvilleat
genitive		bougainvillean	bougainvilleoiden bougainvilleoitten
partitive		bougainvilleaa	bougainvilleoita
illative		bougainvilleaan	bougainvilleoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bougainvillea	bougainvilleat
accusative	nom.	bougainvillea	bougainvilleat
accusative	gen.	bougainvillean	bougainvilleat
genitive		bougainvillean	bougainvilleoiden bougainvilleoitten bougainvilleain^rare
partitive		bougainvilleaa	bougainvilleoita
inessive		bougainvilleassa	bougainvilleoissa
elative		bougainvilleasta	bougainvilleoista
illative		bougainvilleaan	bougainvilleoihin
adessive		bougainvillealla	bougainvilleoilla
ablative		bougainvillealta	bougainvilleoilta
allative		bougainvillealle	bougainvilleoille
essive		bougainvilleana	bougainvilleoina
translative		bougainvilleaksi	bougainvilleoiksi
instructive		—	bougainvilleoin
abessive		bougainvilleatta	bougainvilleoitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bougainvillea (type kulkija)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		bougainvilleani	bougainvilleani
accusative	nom.	bougainvilleani	bougainvilleani
accusative	gen.	bougainvilleani	bougainvilleani
genitive		bougainvilleani	bougainvilleoideni bougainvilleoitteni bougainvilleaini^rare
partitive		bougainvilleaani	bougainvilleoitani
inessive		bougainvilleassani	bougainvilleoissani
elative		bougainvilleastani	bougainvilleoistani
illative		bougainvilleaani	bougainvilleoihini
adessive		bougainvilleallani	bougainvilleoillani
ablative		bougainvillealtani	bougainvilleoiltani
allative		bougainvillealleni	bougainvilleoilleni
essive		bougainvilleanani	bougainvilleoinani
translative		bougainvilleakseni	bougainvilleoikseni
instructive		—	—
abessive		bougainvilleattani	bougainvilleoittani
comitative		—	bougainvilleoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		bougainvilleasi	bougainvilleasi
accusative	nom.	bougainvilleasi	bougainvilleasi
accusative	gen.	bougainvilleasi	bougainvilleasi
genitive		bougainvilleasi	bougainvilleoidesi bougainvilleoittesi bougainvilleaisi^rare
partitive		bougainvilleaasi	bougainvilleoitasi
inessive		bougainvilleassasi	bougainvilleoissasi
elative		bougainvilleastasi	bougainvilleoistasi
illative		bougainvilleaasi	bougainvilleoihisi
adessive		bougainvilleallasi	bougainvilleoillasi
ablative		bougainvillealtasi	bougainvilleoiltasi
allative		bougainvilleallesi	bougainvilleoillesi
essive		bougainvilleanasi	bougainvilleoinasi
translative		bougainvilleaksesi	bougainvilleoiksesi
instructive		—	—
abessive		bougainvilleattasi	bougainvilleoittasi
comitative		—	bougainvilleoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		bougainvilleamme	bougainvilleamme
accusative	nom.	bougainvilleamme	bougainvilleamme
accusative	gen.	bougainvilleamme	bougainvilleamme
genitive		bougainvilleamme	bougainvilleoidemme bougainvilleoittemme bougainvilleaimme^rare
partitive		bougainvilleaamme	bougainvilleoitamme
inessive		bougainvilleassamme	bougainvilleoissamme
elative		bougainvilleastamme	bougainvilleoistamme
illative		bougainvilleaamme	bougainvilleoihimme
adessive		bougainvilleallamme	bougainvilleoillamme
ablative		bougainvillealtamme	bougainvilleoiltamme
allative		bougainvilleallemme	bougainvilleoillemme
essive		bougainvilleanamme	bougainvilleoinamme
translative		bougainvilleaksemme	bougainvilleoiksemme
instructive		—	—
abessive		bougainvilleattamme	bougainvilleoittamme
comitative		—	bougainvilleoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		bougainvilleanne	bougainvilleanne
accusative	nom.	bougainvilleanne	bougainvilleanne
accusative	gen.	bougainvilleanne	bougainvilleanne
genitive		bougainvilleanne	bougainvilleoidenne bougainvilleoittenne bougainvilleainne^rare
partitive		bougainvilleaanne	bougainvilleoitanne
inessive		bougainvilleassanne	bougainvilleoissanne
elative		bougainvilleastanne	bougainvilleoistanne
illative		bougainvilleaanne	bougainvilleoihinne
adessive		bougainvilleallanne	bougainvilleoillanne
ablative		bougainvillealtanne	bougainvilleoiltanne
allative		bougainvilleallenne	bougainvilleoillenne
essive		bougainvilleananne	bougainvilleoinanne
translative		bougainvilleaksenne	bougainvilleoiksenne
instructive		—	—
abessive		bougainvilleattanne	bougainvilleoittanne
comitative		—	bougainvilleoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		bougainvilleansa	bougainvilleansa
accusative	nom.	bougainvilleansa	bougainvilleansa
accusative	gen.	bougainvilleansa	bougainvilleansa
genitive		bougainvilleansa	bougainvilleoidensa bougainvilleoittensa bougainvilleainsa^rare
partitive		bougainvilleaansa	bougainvilleoitaan bougainvilleoitansa
inessive		bougainvilleassaan bougainvilleassansa	bougainvilleoissaan bougainvilleoissansa
elative		bougainvilleastaan bougainvilleastansa	bougainvilleoistaan bougainvilleoistansa
illative		bougainvilleaansa	bougainvilleoihinsa
adessive		bougainvilleallaan bougainvilleallansa	bougainvilleoillaan bougainvilleoillansa
ablative		bougainvillealtaan bougainvillealtansa	bougainvilleoiltaan bougainvilleoiltansa
allative		bougainvillealleen bougainvilleallensa	bougainvilleoilleen bougainvilleoillensa
essive		bougainvilleanaan bougainvilleanansa	bougainvilleoinaan bougainvilleoinansa
translative		bougainvilleakseen bougainvilleaksensa	bougainvilleoikseen bougainvilleoiksensa
instructive		—	—
abessive		bougainvilleattaan bougainvilleattansa	bougainvilleoittaan bougainvilleoittansa
comitative		—	bougainvilleoineen bougainvilleoinensa

bougainvillea f (plural bougainvilleas)

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