# evergreen
## English
### Etymology

From ever +‎ green.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈɛvəɡɹiːn/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) enPR: ěvʹərgrēn, IPA: /ˈɛvɚɡɹin/

### Adjective

evergreen (not comparable)
* Of plants, especially trees, that do not shed their leaves seasonally.
    Synonyms: sempervirent, (obsolete) still-green
    Antonym: deciduous
    Near-synonym: nondeciduous
** 1902, Henry Van Dyke, The Blue Flower‎:...these three little creeping vines put forth their hands with joy, and spread over rock and hillock and twisted tree-root and mouldering log, in cloaks and scarves and wreaths of tiny evergreen, glossy leaves.
* (often figuratively) Continually fresh or self-renewing.
** (contracts) Being a clause which causes an automatic renewal of a contract unless action is taken.
** (computing) Of a document, a piece of software, or a data set: kept continually up to date (as opposed to being published at regular intervals and outdated in the meantime)
*** 2014, Peter Gasston, Book of CSS3, 2nd Edition: A Developer's Guide to the Future of Web Design, No Starch Press, →ISBN, page 257:Chrome and Firefox are evergreen browsers: they update automatically and version numbers are only used for internal reference.
* (broadcasting) Suitable for transmission at any time; not urgent or time-dependent.
    Synonym: timeless
** 2001, Christopher H Sterling, John M Kittross, Stay Tuned, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, page 654:Another change in the news was emphasis on “evergreen” features involving attractive children or animals, parades or fireworks, as well as local developments.

#### Derived terms

* Chinese evergreen magnolia
* everblack
* evergreenery
* evergreen industry
* evergreenness
* evergreen oak
* evergreen wood fern
* half-evergreen
* nonevergreen
* semi-evergreen, semievergreen

#### Translations
### Noun

evergreen (plural evergreens)
* A shrub or tree that does not shed its leaves or needles seasonally.
** 1838, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter I, in Alice or The Mysteries […], volume I, London: Saunders and Otley, […], →OCLC, book I, page 3:The lawn before them was gay with evergreens, relieved by the first few flowers and fresh turf of the reviving Spring; […]
** 1912, Thomas Hardy, “An Imaginative Woman”, in Life’s Little Ironies […], New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC, page 5:Husband and wife walked till they had reached the house they were in search of, which stood in a terrace facing the sea, and was fronted by a small garden of wind-proof and salt-proof evergreens, stone steps leading up to the porch.
* (specifically, informal) A conifer tree.
** 1858, Henry David Thoreau, The Maine Woods‎:The spruce and fir trees crowded to the track on each side to welcome us, the arbor- vitae, with its changing leaves, prompted us to make haste, and the sight of the canoe-birch gave us spirits to do so. Sometimes an evergreen just fallen lay across the track with its rich burden of cones, looking, still, fuller of life than our trees in the most favorable positions.
** 1958 March 31, Chuck Berry (lyrics and music), “Johnny B. Goode”, performed by Chuck Berry:Deep down in Louisiana, close to New Orleans, / Way back up in the woods among the evergreens, / There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood / Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. Goode
* (mass media, informal) A news story that can be published or broadcast at any time.

#### Derived terms

* Chinese evergreen

#### Descendants

* → Danish: evergreen
* → Finnish: evergreen
* → Italian: evergreen
* → Swedish: evergreen

#### Translations
### Verb

evergreen (third-person singular simple present evergreens, present participle evergreening, simple past and past participle evergreened)
* (patent law, pharmaceuticals) To extend the term of a patent beyond the normal legal limit, usually through repeated small modifications.
* (banking) To set the repayment rate of a loan at or below the interest rate, so low that the principal will never be repaid.

### Further reading

* evergreen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* evergreening on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English evergreen.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeʋørɡriːn/, [ˈe̞ʋø̞r.ɡriːn]
* Rhymes: -eʋørɡriːn

### Noun

evergreen
* (anglicism) evergreen (evergreen song, song that is ever popular)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of evergreen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
evergreenini
evergreenini
accusative
nom.
evergreenini
evergreenini
gen.
evergreenini
genitive
evergreenini
evergreenieni
partitive
evergreeniäni
evergreenejäni
inessive
evergreenissäni
evergreeneissäni
elative
evergreenistäni
evergreeneistäni
illative
evergreeniini
evergreeneihini
adessive
evergreenilläni
evergreeneilläni
ablative
evergreeniltäni
evergreeneiltäni
allative
evergreenilleni
evergreeneilleni
essive
evergreeninäni
evergreeneinäni
translative
evergreenikseni
evergreeneikseni
abessive
evergreenittäni
evergreeneittäni
instructive
comitative
—evergreeneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
evergreenisi
evergreenisi
accusative
nom.
evergreenisi
evergreenisi
gen.
evergreenisi
genitive
evergreenisi
evergreeniesi
partitive
evergreeniäsi
evergreenejäsi
inessive
evergreenissäsi
evergreeneissäsi
elative
evergreenistäsi
evergreeneistäsi
illative
evergreeniisi
evergreeneihisi
adessive
evergreenilläsi
evergreeneilläsi
ablative
evergreeniltäsi
evergreeneiltäsi
allative
evergreenillesi
evergreeneillesi
essive
evergreeninäsi
evergreeneinäsi
translative
evergreeniksesi
evergreeneiksesi
abessive
evergreenittäsi
evergreeneittäsi
instructive
comitative
—evergreeneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
evergreenimme
evergreenimme
accusative
nom.
evergreenimme
evergreenimme
gen.
evergreenimme
genitive
evergreenimme
evergreeniemme
partitive
evergreeniämme
evergreenejämme
inessive
evergreenissämme
evergreeneissämme
elative
evergreenistämme
evergreeneistämme
illative
evergreeniimme
evergreeneihimme
adessive
evergreenillämme
evergreeneillämme
ablative
evergreeniltämme
evergreeneiltämme
allative
evergreenillemme
evergreeneillemme
essive
evergreeninämme
evergreeneinämme
translative
evergreeniksemme
evergreeneiksemme
abessive
evergreenittämme
evergreeneittämme
instructive
comitative
—evergreeneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
evergreeninne
evergreeninne
accusative
nom.
evergreeninne
evergreeninne
gen.
evergreeninne
genitive
evergreeninne
evergreenienne
partitive
evergreeniänne
evergreenejänne
inessive
evergreenissänne
evergreeneissänne
elative
evergreenistänne
evergreeneistänne
illative
evergreeniinne
evergreeneihinne
adessive
evergreenillänne
evergreeneillänne
ablative
evergreeniltänne
evergreeneiltänne
allative
evergreenillenne
evergreeneillenne
essive
evergreeninänne
evergreeneinänne
translative
evergreeniksenne
evergreeneiksenne
abessive
evergreenittänne
evergreeneittänne
instructive
comitative
—evergreeneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
evergreeninsä
evergreeninsä
accusative
nom.
evergreeninsä
evergreeninsä
gen.
evergreeninsä
genitive
evergreeninsä
evergreeniensä
partitive
evergreeniään evergreeniänsä
evergreenejään evergreenejänsä
inessive
evergreenissään evergreenissänsä
evergreeneissään evergreeneissänsä
elative
evergreenistään evergreenistänsä
evergreeneistään evergreeneistänsä
illative
evergreeniinsä
evergreeneihinsä
adessive
evergreenillään evergreenillänsä
evergreeneillään evergreeneillänsä
ablative
evergreeniltään evergreeniltänsä
evergreeneiltään evergreeneiltänsä
allative
evergreenilleen evergreenillensä
evergreeneilleen evergreeneillensä
essive
evergreeninään evergreeninänsä
evergreeneinään evergreeneinänsä
translative
evergreenikseen evergreeniksensä
evergreeneikseen evergreeneiksensä
abessive
evergreenittään evergreenittänsä
evergreeneittään evergreeneittänsä
instructive
comitative
—evergreeneineen evergreeneinensä :

#### Synonyms

* ikivihreä

### Further reading

* “evergreen”, 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
### Etymology

Borrowed from English evergreen.

### Adjective

evergreen (invariable)
* evergreen (always in style)

### Noun

evergreen m (invariable)
* a song or singer that is always in style
* (finance) revolving credit

### Further reading

* evergreen in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

## Swedish
### Etymology

From English evergreen.

### Noun

evergreen c
* classic song, evergreen song, song that is ever popular

#### Synonyms

* klassiker

### Further reading

* evergreen in Svensk ordbok.