# edelweiss
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Edelweiß, from edel (“noble”) + weiß (“white”).

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈeɪdəlvaɪs/
** Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

edelweiss (usually uncountable, plural edelweisses)
* A European perennial alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.
** 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 297:And that will mean farewell to the edelweiss, adieu the eider goose.

#### Translations
## Danish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Edelweiß.

### Noun

edelweiss c (singular definite edelweissen, plural indefinite edelweiss)
* edelweiss, Leontopodium alpinum

#### Inflection
### References

* “edelweiss” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Edelweiß.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeː.dəlˌʋɛi̯s/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: edel‧weiss

### Noun

edelweiss n or m (plural edelweissen, diminutive edelweissje n)
* edelweiss, Leontopodium alpinum

## Finnish
### Etymology

< German Edelweiß

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈeːdelʋɑi̯s/, [ˈe̞ːde̞lʋɑ̝i̯s̠]
* Rhymes: -eːdelʋɑis

### Noun

edelweiss
* Synonym of alppitähti (“edelweiss”).

#### Declension

Possessive forms of edelweiss (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
edelweissini
edelweissini
accusative
nom.
edelweissini
edelweissini
gen.
edelweissini
genitive
edelweissini
edelweissieni
partitive
edelweissiani
edelweissejani
inessive
edelweississani
edelweisseissani
elative
edelweissistani
edelweisseistani
illative
edelweissiini
edelweisseihini
adessive
edelweissillani
edelweisseillani
ablative
edelweissiltani
edelweisseiltani
allative
edelweissilleni
edelweisseilleni
essive
edelweissinani
edelweisseinani
translative
edelweissikseni
edelweisseikseni
abessive
edelweissittani
edelweisseittani
instructive
comitative
—edelweisseineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
edelweissisi
edelweissisi
accusative
nom.
edelweissisi
edelweissisi
gen.
edelweissisi
genitive
edelweissisi
edelweissiesi
partitive
edelweissiasi
edelweissejasi
inessive
edelweississasi
edelweisseissasi
elative
edelweissistasi
edelweisseistasi
illative
edelweissiisi
edelweisseihisi
adessive
edelweissillasi
edelweisseillasi
ablative
edelweissiltasi
edelweisseiltasi
allative
edelweissillesi
edelweisseillesi
essive
edelweissinasi
edelweisseinasi
translative
edelweissiksesi
edelweisseiksesi
abessive
edelweissittasi
edelweisseittasi
instructive
comitative
—edelweisseinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
edelweissimme
edelweissimme
accusative
nom.
edelweissimme
edelweissimme
gen.
edelweissimme
genitive
edelweissimme
edelweissiemme
partitive
edelweissiamme
edelweissejamme
inessive
edelweississamme
edelweisseissamme
elative
edelweissistamme
edelweisseistamme
illative
edelweissiimme
edelweisseihimme
adessive
edelweissillamme
edelweisseillamme
ablative
edelweissiltamme
edelweisseiltamme
allative
edelweissillemme
edelweisseillemme
essive
edelweissinamme
edelweisseinamme
translative
edelweissiksemme
edelweisseiksemme
abessive
edelweissittamme
edelweisseittamme
instructive
comitative
—edelweisseinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
edelweissinne
edelweissinne
accusative
nom.
edelweissinne
edelweissinne
gen.
edelweissinne
genitive
edelweissinne
edelweissienne
partitive
edelweissianne
edelweissejanne
inessive
edelweississanne
edelweisseissanne
elative
edelweissistanne
edelweisseistanne
illative
edelweissiinne
edelweisseihinne
adessive
edelweissillanne
edelweisseillanne
ablative
edelweissiltanne
edelweisseiltanne
allative
edelweissillenne
edelweisseillenne
essive
edelweissinanne
edelweisseinanne
translative
edelweissiksenne
edelweisseiksenne
abessive
edelweissittanne
edelweisseittanne
instructive
comitative
—edelweisseinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
edelweissinsa
edelweissinsa
accusative
nom.
edelweissinsa
edelweissinsa
gen.
edelweissinsa
genitive
edelweissinsa
edelweissiensa
partitive
edelweissiaan edelweissiansa
edelweissejaan edelweissejansa
inessive
edelweississaan edelweississansa
edelweisseissaan edelweisseissansa
elative
edelweissistaan edelweissistansa
edelweisseistaan edelweisseistansa
illative
edelweissiinsa
edelweisseihinsa
adessive
edelweissillaan edelweissillansa
edelweisseillaan edelweisseillansa
ablative
edelweissiltaan edelweissiltansa
edelweisseiltaan edelweisseiltansa
allative
edelweissilleen edelweissillensa
edelweisseilleen edelweisseillensa
essive
edelweissinaan edelweissinansa
edelweisseinaan edelweisseinansa
translative
edelweissikseen edelweissiksensa
edelweisseikseen edelweisseiksensa
abessive
edelweissittaan edelweissittansa
edelweisseittaan edelweisseittansa
instructive
comitative
—edelweisseineen edelweisseinensa :

## French
### Alternative forms

* édelweiss (post-1990 spelling)

### Etymology

Borrowed from German Edelweiß. See English edelweiss.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /e.dɛl.vajs/
* Audio (Paris):(file)

### Noun

edelweiss m (plural edelweiss)
* edelweiss, Leontopodium alpinum
    Synonyms: étoile d’argent, étoile des neiges, immortelle des neiges, pied-de-lion

### Further reading

* “edelweiss” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-).
* “edelweiss” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
* “edelweiss” in Dictionnaire Le Robert.
* “edelweiss”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.