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WOTD – 9 March 2009
Etymology
Named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbuː.ɡənˈvɪl.ɪ.ə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌbu.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/, /ˌboʊ.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/
Noun
bougainvillea (countable and uncountable, 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.
Translations
flower
- Catalan: buguenvíl·lia (ca) f
- Dutch: bougainvillea (nl)
- 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 (es) 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), bugambilia f (Mesoamerica)
- Swedish: trillingblomssläktet
- Tagalog: bogambilya
- Telugu: కాగితంపువ్వు (te) (kāgitampuvvu)
- Thai: เฟื่องฟ้า (th) (fʉ̂ʉang-fáa)
- Turkish: begonvil (tr)
- Ukrainian: бугенвілія f (buhenvilija)
- Vietnamese: hoa giấy (vi)
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Finnish
Etymology
From taxonomic name Bougainvillea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuɡɑnʋilːeɑ/, [ˈbuɡɑ̝nˌʋilːe̞ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ilːeɑ
Noun
bougainvillea
- bougainvillea
Declension
| Inflection of bougainvillea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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bougainvillea
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bougainvilleat
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| genitive
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bougainvillean
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bougainvilleoiden
bougainvilleoitten
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| partitive
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bougainvilleaa
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bougainvilleoita
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| illative
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bougainvilleaan
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bougainvilleoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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bougainvillea
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bougainvilleat
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| accusative
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nom.
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bougainvillea
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bougainvilleat
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| gen.
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bougainvillean
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| genitive
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bougainvillean
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bougainvilleoiden
bougainvilleoitten
bougainvilleain rare
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| partitive
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bougainvilleaa
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bougainvilleoita
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| inessive
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bougainvilleassa
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bougainvilleoissa
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| elative
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bougainvilleasta
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bougainvilleoista
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| illative
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bougainvilleaan
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bougainvilleoihin
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| adessive
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bougainvillealla
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bougainvilleoilla
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| ablative
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bougainvillealta
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bougainvilleoilta
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| allative
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bougainvillealle
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bougainvilleoille
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| essive
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bougainvilleana
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bougainvilleoina
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| translative
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bougainvilleaksi
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bougainvilleoiksi
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| abessive
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bougainvilleatta
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bougainvilleoitta
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| instructive
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—
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bougainvilleoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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bougainvilleani
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bougainvilleani
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| accusative
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nom.
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bougainvilleani
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bougainvilleani
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| gen.
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bougainvilleani
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| genitive
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bougainvilleani
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bougainvilleoideni
bougainvilleoitteni
bougainvilleaini rare
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| partitive
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bougainvilleaani
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bougainvilleoitani
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| inessive
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bougainvilleassani
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bougainvilleoissani
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| elative
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bougainvilleastani
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bougainvilleoistani
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| illative
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bougainvilleaani
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bougainvilleoihini
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| adessive
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bougainvilleallani
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bougainvilleoillani
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| ablative
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bougainvillealtani
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bougainvilleoiltani
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| allative
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bougainvillealleni
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bougainvilleoilleni
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| essive
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bougainvilleanani
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bougainvilleoinani
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| translative
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bougainvilleakseni
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bougainvilleoikseni
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| abessive
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bougainvilleattani
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bougainvilleoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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bougainvilleoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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bougainvilleasi
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bougainvilleasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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bougainvilleasi
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bougainvilleasi
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| gen.
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bougainvilleasi
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| genitive
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bougainvilleasi
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bougainvilleoidesi
bougainvilleoittesi
bougainvilleaisi rare
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| partitive
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bougainvilleaasi
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bougainvilleoitasi
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| inessive
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bougainvilleassasi
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bougainvilleoissasi
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| elative
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bougainvilleastasi
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bougainvilleoistasi
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| illative
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bougainvilleaasi
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bougainvilleoihisi
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| adessive
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bougainvilleallasi
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bougainvilleoillasi
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| ablative
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bougainvillealtasi
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bougainvilleoiltasi
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| allative
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bougainvilleallesi
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bougainvilleoillesi
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| essive
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bougainvilleanasi
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bougainvilleoinasi
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| translative
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bougainvilleaksesi
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bougainvilleoiksesi
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| abessive
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bougainvilleattasi
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bougainvilleoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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bougainvilleoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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bougainvilleamme
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bougainvilleamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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bougainvilleamme
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bougainvilleamme
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| gen.
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bougainvilleamme
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| genitive
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bougainvilleamme
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bougainvilleoidemme
bougainvilleoittemme
bougainvilleaimme rare
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| partitive
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bougainvilleaamme
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bougainvilleoitamme
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| inessive
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bougainvilleassamme
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bougainvilleoissamme
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| elative
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bougainvilleastamme
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bougainvilleoistamme
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| illative
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bougainvilleaamme
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bougainvilleoihimme
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| adessive
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bougainvilleallamme
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bougainvilleoillamme
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| ablative
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bougainvillealtamme
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bougainvilleoiltamme
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| allative
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bougainvilleallemme
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bougainvilleoillemme
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| essive
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bougainvilleanamme
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bougainvilleoinamme
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| translative
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bougainvilleaksemme
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bougainvilleoiksemme
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| abessive
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bougainvilleattamme
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bougainvilleoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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bougainvilleoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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bougainvilleanne
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bougainvilleanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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bougainvilleanne
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bougainvilleanne
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| gen.
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bougainvilleanne
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| genitive
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bougainvilleanne
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bougainvilleoidenne
bougainvilleoittenne
bougainvilleainne rare
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| partitive
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bougainvilleaanne
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bougainvilleoitanne
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| inessive
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bougainvilleassanne
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bougainvilleoissanne
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| elative
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bougainvilleastanne
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bougainvilleoistanne
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| illative
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bougainvilleaanne
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bougainvilleoihinne
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| adessive
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bougainvilleallanne
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bougainvilleoillanne
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| ablative
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bougainvillealtanne
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bougainvilleoiltanne
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| allative
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bougainvilleallenne
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bougainvilleoillenne
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| essive
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bougainvilleananne
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bougainvilleoinanne
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| translative
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bougainvilleaksenne
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bougainvilleoiksenne
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| abessive
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bougainvilleattanne
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bougainvilleoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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bougainvilleoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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bougainvilleansa
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bougainvilleansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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bougainvilleansa
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bougainvilleansa
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| gen.
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bougainvilleansa
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| genitive
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bougainvilleansa
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bougainvilleoidensa
bougainvilleoittensa
bougainvilleainsa rare
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| partitive
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bougainvilleaansa
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bougainvilleoitaan
bougainvilleoitansa
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| inessive
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bougainvilleassaan
bougainvilleassansa
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bougainvilleoissaan
bougainvilleoissansa
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| elative
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bougainvilleastaan
bougainvilleastansa
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bougainvilleoistaan
bougainvilleoistansa
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| illative
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bougainvilleaansa
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bougainvilleoihinsa
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| adessive
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bougainvilleallaan
bougainvilleallansa
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bougainvilleoillaan
bougainvilleoillansa
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| ablative
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bougainvillealtaan
bougainvillealtansa
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bougainvilleoiltaan
bougainvilleoiltansa
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| allative
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bougainvillealleen
bougainvilleallensa
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bougainvilleoilleen
bougainvilleoillensa
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| essive
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bougainvilleanaan
bougainvilleanansa
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bougainvilleoinaan
bougainvilleoinansa
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| translative
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bougainvilleakseen
bougainvilleaksensa
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bougainvilleoikseen
bougainvilleoiksensa
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| abessive
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bougainvilleattaan
bougainvilleattansa
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bougainvilleoittaan
bougainvilleoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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bougainvilleoineen
bougainvilleoinensa
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Synonyms
Further reading
Portuguese
Noun
bougainvillea f (plural bougainvilleas)
- bougainvillea (flower)