# bougainvillea
## English

Wikispecies

### Alternative forms

* bougainvillaea, bougainvillia

### Etymology

Named after French admiral and explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729–1811).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˌbuː.ɡənˈvɪl.ɪ.ə/
* (US) IPA: /ˌbu.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/, /ˌboʊ.ɡənˈvɪl.jə/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Audio (General Australian):(file)

### Noun

bougainvillea (countable and uncountable, plural bougainvilleas)
* Any of several South American flowering shrubs or lianas, of the genus Bougainvillea, having three showy, colorful bracts attached below each group of three inconspicuous flowers.
** 2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 129:He is outside in his garden, surrounded by bougainvillea bursting with color.

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From translingual Bougainvillea.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbuɡɑnʋilːeɑ/, [ˈbuɡɑ̝nˌʋilːe̞ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ilːeɑ

### Noun

bougainvillea
* bougainvillea

#### Declension

Possessive forms of bougainvillea (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bougainvilleani
bougainvilleani
accusative
nom.
bougainvilleani
bougainvilleani
gen.
bougainvilleani
genitive
bougainvilleani
bougainvilleoideni bougainvilleoitteni bougainvilleaini $^{rare}$
partitive
bougainvilleaani
bougainvilleoitani
inessive
bougainvilleassani
bougainvilleoissani
elative
bougainvilleastani
bougainvilleoistani
illative
bougainvilleaani
bougainvilleoihini
adessive
bougainvilleallani
bougainvilleoillani
ablative
bougainvillealtani
bougainvilleoiltani
allative
bougainvillealleni
bougainvilleoilleni
essive
bougainvilleanani
bougainvilleoinani
translative
bougainvilleakseni
bougainvilleoikseni
abessive
bougainvilleattani
bougainvilleoittani
instructive
comitative
—bougainvilleoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bougainvilleasi
bougainvilleasi
accusative
nom.
bougainvilleasi
bougainvilleasi
gen.
bougainvilleasi
genitive
bougainvilleasi
bougainvilleoidesi bougainvilleoittesi bougainvilleaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
bougainvilleaasi
bougainvilleoitasi
inessive
bougainvilleassasi
bougainvilleoissasi
elative
bougainvilleastasi
bougainvilleoistasi
illative
bougainvilleaasi
bougainvilleoihisi
adessive
bougainvilleallasi
bougainvilleoillasi
ablative
bougainvillealtasi
bougainvilleoiltasi
allative
bougainvilleallesi
bougainvilleoillesi
essive
bougainvilleanasi
bougainvilleoinasi
translative
bougainvilleaksesi
bougainvilleoiksesi
abessive
bougainvilleattasi
bougainvilleoittasi
instructive
comitative
—bougainvilleoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bougainvilleamme
bougainvilleamme
accusative
nom.
bougainvilleamme
bougainvilleamme
gen.
bougainvilleamme
genitive
bougainvilleamme
bougainvilleoidemme bougainvilleoittemme bougainvilleaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
bougainvilleaamme
bougainvilleoitamme
inessive
bougainvilleassamme
bougainvilleoissamme
elative
bougainvilleastamme
bougainvilleoistamme
illative
bougainvilleaamme
bougainvilleoihimme
adessive
bougainvilleallamme
bougainvilleoillamme
ablative
bougainvillealtamme
bougainvilleoiltamme
allative
bougainvilleallemme
bougainvilleoillemme
essive
bougainvilleanamme
bougainvilleoinamme
translative
bougainvilleaksemme
bougainvilleoiksemme
abessive
bougainvilleattamme
bougainvilleoittamme
instructive
comitative
—bougainvilleoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bougainvilleanne
bougainvilleanne
accusative
nom.
bougainvilleanne
bougainvilleanne
gen.
bougainvilleanne
genitive
bougainvilleanne
bougainvilleoidenne bougainvilleoittenne bougainvilleainne $^{rare}$
partitive
bougainvilleaanne
bougainvilleoitanne
inessive
bougainvilleassanne
bougainvilleoissanne
elative
bougainvilleastanne
bougainvilleoistanne
illative
bougainvilleaanne
bougainvilleoihinne
adessive
bougainvilleallanne
bougainvilleoillanne
ablative
bougainvillealtanne
bougainvilleoiltanne
allative
bougainvilleallenne
bougainvilleoillenne
essive
bougainvilleananne
bougainvilleoinanne
translative
bougainvilleaksenne
bougainvilleoiksenne
abessive
bougainvilleattanne
bougainvilleoittanne
instructive
comitative
—bougainvilleoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bougainvilleansa
bougainvilleansa
accusative
nom.
bougainvilleansa
bougainvilleansa
gen.
bougainvilleansa
genitive
bougainvilleansa
bougainvilleoidensa bougainvilleoittensa bougainvilleainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
bougainvilleaansa
bougainvilleoitaan bougainvilleoitansa
inessive
bougainvilleassaan bougainvilleassansa
bougainvilleoissaan bougainvilleoissansa
elative
bougainvilleastaan bougainvilleastansa
bougainvilleoistaan bougainvilleoistansa
illative
bougainvilleaansa
bougainvilleoihinsa
adessive
bougainvilleallaan bougainvilleallansa
bougainvilleoillaan bougainvilleoillansa
ablative
bougainvillealtaan bougainvillealtansa
bougainvilleoiltaan bougainvilleoiltansa
allative
bougainvillealleen bougainvilleallensa
bougainvilleoilleen bougainvilleoillensa
essive
bougainvilleanaan bougainvilleanansa
bougainvilleoinaan bougainvilleoinansa
translative
bougainvilleakseen bougainvilleaksensa
bougainvilleoikseen bougainvilleoiksensa
abessive
bougainvilleattaan bougainvilleattansa
bougainvilleoittaan bougainvilleoittansa
instructive
comitative
—bougainvilleoineen bougainvilleoinensa :

#### Synonyms

* ihmeköynnös

### Further reading

* “bougainvillea”, 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

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### Noun

bougainvillea f (plural bougainvilleas)
* bougainvillea (flower)