# gardenia
## English
### Etymology

From New Latin, named after Scottish naturalist Dr. Alexander Garden.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /ɡɑɹˈdinjə/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɡɑːˈdiːnjə/
* Hyphenation: gar‧de‧nia

### Noun

gardenia (plural gardenias)
* Any of various tropical evergreen small trees or shrubs, of the genus Gardenia, having glossy leaves and white flowers.
* The flower of these plants.
** 2003, Toni Morrison, Love, Vintage (2016), page 125:Heed remembered the baby-powder smell from the bowl of gardenias, their edges browning like toast.

#### Derived terms

* native gardenia

#### Translations
### See also

* Cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)

### References

* Gardenia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Gardenia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Gardenia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

### Anagrams

* areading, drainage

## Finnish
### Etymology

From translingual Gardenia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡɑrdeniɑ/, [ˈɡɑ̝rde̞ˌniɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: gar‧de‧nia

### Noun

gardenia
* gardenia

#### Declension

Possessive forms of gardenia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gardeniani
gardeniani
accusative
nom.
gardeniani
gardeniani
gen.
gardeniani
genitive
gardeniani
gardenioideni gardenioitteni gardeniaini $^{rare}$
partitive
gardeniaani
gardenioitani
inessive
gardeniassani
gardenioissani
elative
gardeniastani
gardenioistani
illative
gardeniaani
gardenioihini
adessive
gardeniallani
gardenioillani
ablative
gardenialtani
gardenioiltani
allative
gardenialleni
gardenioilleni
essive
gardenianani
gardenioinani
translative
gardeniakseni
gardenioikseni
abessive
gardeniattani
gardenioittani
instructive
comitative
—gardenioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gardeniasi
gardeniasi
accusative
nom.
gardeniasi
gardeniasi
gen.
gardeniasi
genitive
gardeniasi
gardenioidesi gardenioittesi gardeniaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
gardeniaasi
gardenioitasi
inessive
gardeniassasi
gardenioissasi
elative
gardeniastasi
gardenioistasi
illative
gardeniaasi
gardenioihisi
adessive
gardeniallasi
gardenioillasi
ablative
gardenialtasi
gardenioiltasi
allative
gardeniallesi
gardenioillesi
essive
gardenianasi
gardenioinasi
translative
gardeniaksesi
gardenioiksesi
abessive
gardeniattasi
gardenioittasi
instructive
comitative
—gardenioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gardeniamme
gardeniamme
accusative
nom.
gardeniamme
gardeniamme
gen.
gardeniamme
genitive
gardeniamme
gardenioidemme gardenioittemme gardeniaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
gardeniaamme
gardenioitamme
inessive
gardeniassamme
gardenioissamme
elative
gardeniastamme
gardenioistamme
illative
gardeniaamme
gardenioihimme
adessive
gardeniallamme
gardenioillamme
ablative
gardenialtamme
gardenioiltamme
allative
gardeniallemme
gardenioillemme
essive
gardenianamme
gardenioinamme
translative
gardeniaksemme
gardenioiksemme
abessive
gardeniattamme
gardenioittamme
instructive
comitative
—gardenioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gardenianne
gardenianne
accusative
nom.
gardenianne
gardenianne
gen.
gardenianne
genitive
gardenianne
gardenioidenne gardenioittenne gardeniainne $^{rare}$
partitive
gardeniaanne
gardenioitanne
inessive
gardeniassanne
gardenioissanne
elative
gardeniastanne
gardenioistanne
illative
gardeniaanne
gardenioihinne
adessive
gardeniallanne
gardenioillanne
ablative
gardenialtanne
gardenioiltanne
allative
gardeniallenne
gardenioillenne
essive
gardeniananne
gardenioinanne
translative
gardeniaksenne
gardenioiksenne
abessive
gardeniattanne
gardenioittanne
instructive
comitative
—gardenioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gardeniansa
gardeniansa
accusative
nom.
gardeniansa
gardeniansa
gen.
gardeniansa
genitive
gardeniansa
gardenioidensa gardenioittensa gardeniainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
gardeniaansa
gardenioitaan gardenioitansa
inessive
gardeniassaan gardeniassansa
gardenioissaan gardenioissansa
elative
gardeniastaan gardeniastansa
gardenioistaan gardenioistansa
illative
gardeniaansa
gardenioihinsa
adessive
gardeniallaan gardeniallansa
gardenioillaan gardenioillansa
ablative
gardenialtaan gardenialtansa
gardenioiltaan gardenioiltansa
allative
gardenialleen gardeniallensa
gardenioilleen gardenioillensa
essive
gardenianaan gardenianansa
gardenioinaan gardenioinansa
translative
gardeniakseen gardeniaksensa
gardenioikseen gardenioiksensa
abessive
gardeniattaan gardeniattansa
gardenioittaan gardenioittansa
instructive
comitative
—gardenioineen gardenioinensa :

### Further reading

* “gardenia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡarˈdɛ.nja/
* Rhymes: -ɛnja
* Hyphenation: gar‧dè‧nia

### Noun

gardenia f (plural gardenie)
* gardenia

### Further reading

* gardenia in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
* gardenia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* idrangea, indagare, randagie

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡarˈdɛɲ.ja/
* Rhymes: -ɛɲja
* Syllabification: gar‧den‧ia

### Noun

gardenia f
* gardenia (any plant of the genus Gardenia)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* gardenia in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* gardenia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡaɾˈdenja/ [ɡaɾˈð̞e.nja]
* Rhymes: -enja
* Syllabification: gar‧de‧nia

### Noun

gardenia f (plural gardenias)
* gardenia

### Further reading

* “gardenia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10