# rosella
## English
### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/

### Etymology 1

Uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rosehill.

#### 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, published 2003, page 138:Molly […] had glimpsed a future, like a rosella, hardly seen, swooping through the high umbrellas of the bush.

##### Derived terms

* Brown's rosella (Platycercus venustus)
* crimson rosella (Platycercus elegans)
* eastern rosella (Platycercus eximius)
* green rosella (Platycercus caledonicus)
* northern rosella (Platycercus venustus)
* pale-headed rosella (Platycercus adscitus)
* smutty rosella (Platycercus venustus)
* Tasmanian rosella (Platycercus caledonicus)
* western rosella (Platycercus icterotis)

##### Translations
#### See also

* lorikeet

#### References

* Platycercus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Platycercus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Platycercus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

rosella (countable and uncountable, plural rosellas)
* Alternative form of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa)
** 1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 122:Rosellas, a fruit, I imagine, not very well known, we grew most successfully, its delicious sub-acid making the most splendid substitute for the English red currant; and we varied its uses by transforming the raw material into jam and jelly, and freshly-stewed fruit.

### Anagrams

* loreals

## Catalan
### Etymology

From rosa +‎ -ella, literally “small rose”.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ruˈze.ʎə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [roˈze.ʎə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [roˈze.ʎa]

### Noun

rosella f (plural roselles)
* poppy (plant of the genus Papaver)
    Synonyms: ababol, babol, gall, gallaret

#### Derived terms

* rosella borda
* rosella d'Islàndia
* rosella de Califòrnia
* rosella de flor petita
* rosella de l'opi
* rosella marina
* rosella morada

### Further reading

* “rosella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “rosella”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “rosella” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “rosella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English rosella.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈroselːɑ/, [ˈro̞s̠e̞lːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -oselːɑ
* Hyphenation: ro‧sel‧la

### Noun

rosella
* rosella (parrot of the genus Platycercus)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of rosella (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rosellani
rosellani
accusative
nom.
rosellani
rosellani
gen.
rosellani
genitive
rosellani
roselloideni roselloitteni rosellojeni rosellaini $^{rare}$
partitive
rosellaani
roselloitani rosellojani
inessive
rosellassani
roselloissani
elative
rosellastani
roselloistani
illative
rosellaani
roselloihini
adessive
rosellallani
roselloillani
ablative
rosellaltani
roselloiltani
allative
rosellalleni
roselloilleni
essive
rosellanani
roselloinani
translative
rosellakseni
roselloikseni
abessive
rosellattani
roselloittani
instructive
comitative
—roselloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rosellasi
rosellasi
accusative
nom.
rosellasi
rosellasi
gen.
rosellasi
genitive
rosellasi
roselloidesi roselloittesi rosellojesi rosellaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
rosellaasi
roselloitasi rosellojasi
inessive
rosellassasi
roselloissasi
elative
rosellastasi
roselloistasi
illative
rosellaasi
roselloihisi
adessive
rosellallasi
roselloillasi
ablative
rosellaltasi
roselloiltasi
allative
rosellallesi
roselloillesi
essive
rosellanasi
roselloinasi
translative
rosellaksesi
roselloiksesi
abessive
rosellattasi
roselloittasi
instructive
comitative
—roselloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rosellamme
rosellamme
accusative
nom.
rosellamme
rosellamme
gen.
rosellamme
genitive
rosellamme
roselloidemme roselloittemme rosellojemme rosellaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
rosellaamme
roselloitamme rosellojamme
inessive
rosellassamme
roselloissamme
elative
rosellastamme
roselloistamme
illative
rosellaamme
roselloihimme
adessive
rosellallamme
roselloillamme
ablative
rosellaltamme
roselloiltamme
allative
rosellallemme
roselloillemme
essive
rosellanamme
roselloinamme
translative
rosellaksemme
roselloiksemme
abessive
rosellattamme
roselloittamme
instructive
comitative
—roselloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rosellanne
rosellanne
accusative
nom.
rosellanne
rosellanne
gen.
rosellanne
genitive
rosellanne
roselloidenne roselloittenne rosellojenne rosellainne $^{rare}$
partitive
rosellaanne
roselloitanne rosellojanne
inessive
rosellassanne
roselloissanne
elative
rosellastanne
roselloistanne
illative
rosellaanne
roselloihinne
adessive
rosellallanne
roselloillanne
ablative
rosellaltanne
roselloiltanne
allative
rosellallenne
roselloillenne
essive
rosellananne
roselloinanne
translative
rosellaksenne
roselloiksenne
abessive
rosellattanne
roselloittanne
instructive
comitative
—roselloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rosellansa
rosellansa
accusative
nom.
rosellansa
rosellansa
gen.
rosellansa
genitive
rosellansa
roselloidensa roselloittensa rosellojensa rosellainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
rosellaansa
roselloitaan rosellojaan roselloitansa rosellojansa
inessive
rosellassaan rosellassansa
roselloissaan roselloissansa
elative
rosellastaan rosellastansa
roselloistaan roselloistansa
illative
rosellaansa
roselloihinsa
adessive
rosellallaan rosellallansa
roselloillaan roselloillansa
ablative
rosellaltaan rosellaltansa
roselloiltaan roselloiltansa
allative
rosellalleen rosellallensa
roselloilleen roselloillensa
essive
rosellanaan rosellanansa
roselloinaan roselloinansa
translative
rosellakseen rosellaksensa
roselloikseen roselloiksensa
abessive
rosellattaan rosellattansa
roselloittaan roselloittansa
instructive
comitative
—roselloineen roselloinensa :

#### Hypernyms

* papukaija

#### Derived terms

* valkokurkkurosella