rosella
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/
Etymology 1
Origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rosehill.
A crimson rosella, Platycercus elegans
Noun
rosella (plural rosellas)
- A parrot belonging to any of the five to eight species in the genus Platycercus (originally specifically Platycercus eximius) which is native to Australia and nearby islands. [from 19th c.]
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 138:
- Molly […] had glimpsed a future, like a rosella, hardly seen, swooping through the high umbrellas of the bush.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 138:
See also
Finnish
Declension
| Inflection of rosella (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rosella | rosellat | |
| genitive | rosellan | roselloiden roselloitten rosellojen | |
| partitive | rosellaa | roselloita roselloja | |
| illative | rosellaan | roselloihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | rosella | rosellat | |
| accusative | nom. | rosella | rosellat |
| gen. | rosellan | ||
| genitive | rosellan | roselloiden roselloitten rosellojen rosellainrare | |
| partitive | rosellaa | roselloita roselloja | |
| inessive | rosellassa | roselloissa | |
| elative | rosellasta | roselloista | |
| illative | rosellaan | roselloihin | |
| adessive | rosellalla | roselloilla | |
| ablative | rosellalta | roselloilta | |
| allative | rosellalle | roselloille | |
| essive | rosellana | roselloina | |
| translative | rosellaksi | roselloiksi | |
| instructive | — | roselloin | |
| abessive | rosellatta | roselloitta | |
| comitative | — | roselloineen | |
Hypernyms
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