alpinia

See also: Alpinia and alpinią

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

alpinia f

  1. (botany) Alpinia

Declension

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) 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

Further reading

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