Ceylon
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σελεδίβα (Seledíba), from Pali sīhaḷadīva, sīeḷedīva, or from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala, “Sinhala”) (from सिंह (siṃha, “lion”)) + द्वीप (dvīpa, “island”).
Usage notes
The term Ceylon is generally considered archaic, having been replaced by Sri Lanka, but it is still used in some contexts; see usage notes for Sri Lanka.
Derived terms
- Ceylonese, Ceylon tea
Translations
old name for Sri Lanka — See also translations at Sri Lanka
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Noun
Ceylon (uncountable)
- Short for Ceylon tea.
See also
Finnish
Declension
| Inflection of Ceylon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ceylon | — | |
| genitive | Ceylonin | — | |
| partitive | Ceylonia | — | |
| illative | Ceyloniin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Ceylon | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Ceylon | — |
| gen. | Ceylonin | ||
| genitive | Ceylonin | — | |
| partitive | Ceylonia | — | |
| inessive | Ceylonissa | — | |
| elative | Ceylonista | — | |
| illative | Ceyloniin | — | |
| adessive | Ceylonilla | — | |
| ablative | Ceylonilta | — | |
| allative | Ceylonille | — | |
| essive | Ceylonina | — | |
| translative | Ceyloniksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Ceylonitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Synonyms
Usage notes
- still used in the names of many plants and animals
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