calla
English
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ælə
Noun
calla (plural callas)
- A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
- A calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica).
Translations
Calla palustris
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References
- calla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Calla palustris on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Calla palustris on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Zantedeschia aethiopica on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Zantedeschia aethiopica on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Catalan
Verb
calla
- inflection of callar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Classical Nahuatl
Noun
calla
- obsolete spelling of callah
French
Noun
calla m or f (plural callas)
Galician
Verb
calla
- inflection of callar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkal.la/
- Rhymes: -alla
- Hyphenation: càl‧la
Etymology 1
Variant of calle.
Noun
calla f (plural calle) (obsolete)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from translingual Calla, from Latin calla.
Noun
calla f (plural calle)
Further reading
- calla1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- calla2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
calla
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of callum
References
- “calla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- "calla", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- calla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Scottish Gaelic
Noun
calla m
- genitive singular of call
Spanish
Verb
calla
- inflection of callar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoːla/
Verb
calla (present callar, preterite callade, supine callat, imperative calla)
- (card games) to call
Conjugation
active | passive | |||
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infinitive | calla | callas | ||
supine | callat | callats | ||
imperative | calla | — | ||
imper. plural1 | callen | — | ||
present | past | present | past | |
indicative | callar | callade | callas | callades |
ind. plural1 | calla | callade | callas | callades |
subjunctive2 | calle | callade | calles | callades |
present participle | callande | |||
past participle | callad |
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.