English
WOTD – 31 May 2008
Etymology
Borrowed from German Edelweiß, from edel (“noble”) + weiß (“white”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪdəlvaɪs/
Noun
edelweiss (usually uncountable, plural edelweisses)
- A European perennial alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.
2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 297:And that will mean farewell to the edelweiss, adieu the eider goose.
Translations
Leontopodium alpinum
- Arabic: إِيدِلْفَايْس f (ʔīdilfāys)
- Azerbaijani: edelveys
- Basque: elur-lore
- Catalan: flor de neu f
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 雪絨花 / 雪绒花 (xuěrónghuā)
- Czech: protěž f, protěž alpská (cs) f, plesnivec alpský m
- Danish: edelweiss c
- Finnish: alppitähti (fi), edelweiss (fi)
- French: edelweiss (fr) m
- German: Edelweiß (de) n
- Greek: εντελβάις (el) (entelváis)
- Ancient: λεοντοπόδιον n (leontopódion)
- Hungarian: gyopár (hu)
- Ido: edelweiss (io)
- Italian: stella alpina f
- Japanese: エーデルワイス (ēderuwaisu), 西洋薄雪草 (seiyōusuyukisō)
- Kazakh: еңлікгүл (eñlıkgül)
- Korean: 에델바이스 (edelbaiseu)
- Maori: niniao
- Mòcheno: edelbais n
- Romanian: floare-de-colț (ro) f, edelvais (ro) m, albumeală (ro) f
- Romansch: stailalva alpina f
- Russian: эдельве́йс (ru) m (edelʹvéjs)
- Serbo-Croatian: рунолист m, runolist (sh) m, планинка f, planinka (sh) f
- Slovene: planika (sl) f, očnica f
- Slowak: plesnivec alpínsky m
- Spanish: flor de las nieves f
- Tagalog: bungang-niyebe
- Ukrainian: білотка альпійська f (bilotka alʹpijsʹka)
- Welsh: troed y llew m
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Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from German Edelweiß.
Noun
edelweiss c (singular definite edelweissen, plural indefinite edelweiss)
- edelweiss, Leontopodium alpinum
Inflection
Declension of edelweiss
common
gender
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singular
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plural
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| indefinite
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definite
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indefinite
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definite
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| nominative
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edelweiss
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edelweissen
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edelweiss
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edelweisserne
edelweissene
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| genitive
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edelweiss'
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edelweissens
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edelweiss'
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edelweissernes
edelweissenes
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References
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from German Edelweiß.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeː.dəlˌʋɛi̯s/
- Hyphenation: edel‧weiss
Noun
edelweiss n or m (plural edelweissen, diminutive edelweissje n)
- edelweiss, Leontopodium alpinum
Finnish
Etymology
< German Edelweiß
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeːdelʋɑi̯s/, [ˈe̞ːde̞lʋɑ̝i̯s̠]
- Rhymes: -eːdelʋɑis
Noun
edelweiss
- synonym of alppitähti (“edelweiss”)
Declension
| Inflection of edelweiss (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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edelweiss
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edelweissit
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| genitive
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edelweissin
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edelweissien
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| partitive
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edelweissia
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edelweisseja
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| illative
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edelweissiin
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edelweisseihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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edelweiss
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edelweissit
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| accusative
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nom.
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edelweiss
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edelweissit
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| gen.
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edelweissin
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| genitive
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edelweissin
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edelweissien
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| partitive
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edelweissia
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edelweisseja
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| inessive
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edelweississa
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edelweisseissa
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| elative
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edelweissista
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edelweisseista
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| illative
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edelweissiin
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edelweisseihin
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| adessive
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edelweissilla
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edelweisseilla
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| ablative
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edelweissilta
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edelweisseilta
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| allative
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edelweissille
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edelweisseille
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| essive
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edelweissina
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edelweisseina
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| translative
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edelweissiksi
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edelweisseiksi
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| abessive
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edelweissitta
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edelweisseitta
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| instructive
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—
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edelweissein
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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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edelweissini
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edelweissini
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| accusative
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nom.
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edelweissini
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edelweissini
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| gen.
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edelweissini
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| genitive
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edelweissini
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edelweissieni
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| partitive
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edelweissiani
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edelweissejani
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| inessive
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edelweississani
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edelweisseissani
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| elative
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edelweissistani
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edelweisseistani
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| illative
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edelweissiini
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edelweisseihini
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| adessive
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edelweissillani
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edelweisseillani
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| ablative
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edelweissiltani
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edelweisseiltani
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| allative
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edelweissilleni
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edelweisseilleni
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| essive
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edelweissinani
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edelweisseinani
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| translative
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edelweissikseni
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edelweisseikseni
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| abessive
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edelweissittani
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edelweisseittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
edelweisseineni
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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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edelweissisi
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edelweissisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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edelweissisi
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edelweissisi
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| gen.
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edelweissisi
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| genitive
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edelweissisi
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edelweissiesi
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| partitive
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edelweissiasi
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edelweissejasi
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| inessive
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edelweississasi
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edelweisseissasi
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| elative
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edelweissistasi
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edelweisseistasi
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| illative
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edelweissiisi
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edelweisseihisi
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| adessive
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edelweissillasi
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edelweisseillasi
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| ablative
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edelweissiltasi
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edelweisseiltasi
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| allative
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edelweissillesi
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edelweisseillesi
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| essive
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edelweissinasi
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edelweisseinasi
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| translative
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edelweissiksesi
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edelweisseiksesi
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| abessive
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edelweissittasi
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edelweisseittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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edelweisseinesi
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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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edelweissimme
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edelweissimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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edelweissimme
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edelweissimme
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| gen.
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edelweissimme
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| genitive
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edelweissimme
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edelweissiemme
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| partitive
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edelweissiamme
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edelweissejamme
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| inessive
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edelweississamme
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edelweisseissamme
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| elative
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edelweissistamme
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edelweisseistamme
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| illative
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edelweissiimme
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edelweisseihimme
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| adessive
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edelweissillamme
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edelweisseillamme
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| ablative
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edelweissiltamme
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edelweisseiltamme
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| allative
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edelweissillemme
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edelweisseillemme
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| essive
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edelweissinamme
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edelweisseinamme
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| translative
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edelweissiksemme
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edelweisseiksemme
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| abessive
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edelweissittamme
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edelweisseittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
edelweisseinemme
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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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edelweissinne
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edelweissinne
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| accusative
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nom.
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edelweissinne
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edelweissinne
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| gen.
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edelweissinne
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| genitive
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edelweissinne
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edelweissienne
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| partitive
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edelweissianne
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edelweissejanne
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| inessive
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edelweississanne
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edelweisseissanne
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| elative
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edelweissistanne
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edelweisseistanne
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| illative
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edelweissiinne
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edelweisseihinne
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| adessive
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edelweissillanne
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edelweisseillanne
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| ablative
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edelweissiltanne
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edelweisseiltanne
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| allative
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edelweissillenne
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edelweisseillenne
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| essive
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edelweissinanne
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edelweisseinanne
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| translative
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edelweissiksenne
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edelweisseiksenne
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| abessive
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edelweissittanne
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edelweisseittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
edelweisseinenne
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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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edelweissinsa
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edelweissinsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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edelweissinsa
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edelweissinsa
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| gen.
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edelweissinsa
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| genitive
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edelweissinsa
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edelweissiensa
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| partitive
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edelweissiaan
edelweissiansa
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edelweissejaan
edelweissejansa
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| inessive
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edelweississaan
edelweississansa
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edelweisseissaan
edelweisseissansa
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| elative
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edelweissistaan
edelweissistansa
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edelweisseistaan
edelweisseistansa
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| illative
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edelweissiinsa
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edelweisseihinsa
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| adessive
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edelweissillaan
edelweissillansa
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edelweisseillaan
edelweisseillansa
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| ablative
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edelweissiltaan
edelweissiltansa
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edelweisseiltaan
edelweisseiltansa
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| allative
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edelweissilleen
edelweissillensa
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edelweisseilleen
edelweisseillensa
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| essive
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edelweissinaan
edelweissinansa
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edelweisseinaan
edelweisseinansa
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| translative
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edelweissikseen
edelweissiksensa
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edelweisseikseen
edelweisseiksensa
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| abessive
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edelweissittaan
edelweissittansa
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edelweisseittaan
edelweisseittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
edelweisseineen
edelweisseinensa
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from German Edelweiß. See English edelweiss.
Pronunciation
Noun
edelweiss m (plural edelweiss)
- edelweiss, Leontopodium alpinum
- Synonyms: étoile d'argent, étoile des neiges, immortelle des neiges, pied-de-lion
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