# begonia
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from French bégonia, named after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French governor of Saint-Domingue.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /bəˈɡəʊniː.ə/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /bəˈɡoʊni.ə/, [bəˈɡoʊn.jə]
* Rhymes: -əʊniə

### Noun

begonia (plural begonias)
* Any plant of the large genus of Begonia.

#### Derived terms

* New Zealand begonia
* star begonia
* strawberry begonia

#### Translations
## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from French bégonia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bəˈɣoː.niˌaː/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: be‧go‧nia

### Noun

begonia m (plural begonia's, diminutive begoniaatje n)
* begonia

## Finnish
### Etymology

From French bégonia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbeɡoniɑ/, [ˈbe̞ɡo̞ˌniɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: be‧go‧nia

### Noun

begonia
* begonia

#### Declension

Possessive forms of begonia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
begoniani
begoniani
accusative
nom.
begoniani
begoniani
gen.
begoniani
genitive
begoniani
begonioideni begonioitteni begoniaini $^{rare}$
partitive
begoniaani
begonioitani
inessive
begoniassani
begonioissani
elative
begoniastani
begonioistani
illative
begoniaani
begonioihini
adessive
begoniallani
begonioillani
ablative
begonialtani
begonioiltani
allative
begonialleni
begonioilleni
essive
begonianani
begonioinani
translative
begoniakseni
begonioikseni
abessive
begoniattani
begonioittani
instructive
comitative
—begonioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
begoniasi
begoniasi
accusative
nom.
begoniasi
begoniasi
gen.
begoniasi
genitive
begoniasi
begonioidesi begonioittesi begoniaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
begoniaasi
begonioitasi
inessive
begoniassasi
begonioissasi
elative
begoniastasi
begonioistasi
illative
begoniaasi
begonioihisi
adessive
begoniallasi
begonioillasi
ablative
begonialtasi
begonioiltasi
allative
begoniallesi
begonioillesi
essive
begonianasi
begonioinasi
translative
begoniaksesi
begonioiksesi
abessive
begoniattasi
begonioittasi
instructive
comitative
—begonioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
begoniamme
begoniamme
accusative
nom.
begoniamme
begoniamme
gen.
begoniamme
genitive
begoniamme
begonioidemme begonioittemme begoniaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
begoniaamme
begonioitamme
inessive
begoniassamme
begonioissamme
elative
begoniastamme
begonioistamme
illative
begoniaamme
begonioihimme
adessive
begoniallamme
begonioillamme
ablative
begonialtamme
begonioiltamme
allative
begoniallemme
begonioillemme
essive
begonianamme
begonioinamme
translative
begoniaksemme
begonioiksemme
abessive
begoniattamme
begonioittamme
instructive
comitative
—begonioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
begonianne
begonianne
accusative
nom.
begonianne
begonianne
gen.
begonianne
genitive
begonianne
begonioidenne begonioittenne begoniainne $^{rare}$
partitive
begoniaanne
begonioitanne
inessive
begoniassanne
begonioissanne
elative
begoniastanne
begonioistanne
illative
begoniaanne
begonioihinne
adessive
begoniallanne
begonioillanne
ablative
begonialtanne
begonioiltanne
allative
begoniallenne
begonioillenne
essive
begoniananne
begonioinanne
translative
begoniaksenne
begonioiksenne
abessive
begoniattanne
begonioittanne
instructive
comitative
—begonioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
begoniansa
begoniansa
accusative
nom.
begoniansa
begoniansa
gen.
begoniansa
genitive
begoniansa
begonioidensa begonioittensa begoniainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
begoniaansa
begonioitaan begonioitansa
inessive
begoniassaan begoniassansa
begonioissaan begonioissansa
elative
begoniastaan begoniastansa
begonioistaan begonioistansa
illative
begoniaansa
begonioihinsa
adessive
begoniallaan begoniallansa
begonioillaan begonioillansa
ablative
begonialtaan begonialtansa
begonioiltaan begonioiltansa
allative
begonialleen begoniallensa
begonioilleen begonioillensa
essive
begonianaan begonianansa
begonioinaan begonioinansa
translative
begoniakseen begoniaksensa
begonioikseen begonioiksensa
abessive
begoniattaan begoniattansa
begonioittaan begonioittansa
instructive
comitative
—begonioineen begonioinensa :

#### Derived terms

* begoniaripsiäinen
* neitobegonia

### Further reading

* “begonia”, 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
### Noun

begonia f (plural begonie)
* begonia

### Anagrams

* biogena

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

Named after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French governor of Saint-Domingue.

### Noun

begonia m (definite singular begoniaen, indefinite plural begonier or begoniaer, definite plural begoniene or begoniaene)
* a begonia (flowering plant of genus Begonia, family Begoniaceae)

### References

* “begonia” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

Named after Michel Bégon (1638–1710), French governor of Saint-Domingue.

### Noun

begonia m (definite singular begoniaen, indefinite plural begoniaar or begoniaer, definite plural begoniaane or begoniaene)
* a begonia (flowering plant of genus Begonia, family Begoniaceae)

### References

* “begonia” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French bégonia, named after French governor of Saint-Domingue Michel Bégon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɛˈɡɔɲ.ja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔɲja
* Syllabification: be‧gon‧ia

### Noun

begonia f (diminutive begonijka)
* begonia

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /beˈɡonja/ [beˈɣ̞o.nja]
* Rhymes: -onja
* Syllabification: be‧go‧nia

### Noun

begonia f (plural begonias)
* begonia

### Further reading

* “begonia”, 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

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

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### Noun

begonia c
* begonia (flower)

#### Derived terms

* hängbegonia
* julbegonia
* knölbegonia
* rosenbegonia

### Further reading

* begonia in Svensk ordbok.