# saintpaulia
## English

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Wikispecies

### Etymology

From the genus name.

### Noun

saintpaulia (plural saintpaulias)
* (botany) Any of the perennial flowering plants of the genus Saintpaulia, the African violets, especially Saintpaulia ionantha.

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

From taxonomic name Saintpaulia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑi̯ntpɑu̯liɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝i̯n̪t̪pɑ̝u̯ˌliɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: saint‧pau‧lia

### Noun

saintpaulia
* saintpaulia

#### Declension

Possessive forms of saintpaulia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saintpauliani
saintpauliani
accusative
nom.
saintpauliani
saintpauliani
gen.
saintpauliani
genitive
saintpauliani
saintpaulioideni saintpaulioitteni saintpauliaini $^{rare}$
partitive
saintpauliaani
saintpaulioitani
inessive
saintpauliassani
saintpaulioissani
elative
saintpauliastani
saintpaulioistani
illative
saintpauliaani
saintpaulioihini
adessive
saintpauliallani
saintpaulioillani
ablative
saintpaulialtani
saintpaulioiltani
allative
saintpaulialleni
saintpaulioilleni
essive
saintpaulianani
saintpaulioinani
translative
saintpauliakseni
saintpaulioikseni
abessive
saintpauliattani
saintpaulioittani
instructive
comitative
—saintpaulioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saintpauliasi
saintpauliasi
accusative
nom.
saintpauliasi
saintpauliasi
gen.
saintpauliasi
genitive
saintpauliasi
saintpaulioidesi saintpaulioittesi saintpauliaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
saintpauliaasi
saintpaulioitasi
inessive
saintpauliassasi
saintpaulioissasi
elative
saintpauliastasi
saintpaulioistasi
illative
saintpauliaasi
saintpaulioihisi
adessive
saintpauliallasi
saintpaulioillasi
ablative
saintpaulialtasi
saintpaulioiltasi
allative
saintpauliallesi
saintpaulioillesi
essive
saintpaulianasi
saintpaulioinasi
translative
saintpauliaksesi
saintpaulioiksesi
abessive
saintpauliattasi
saintpaulioittasi
instructive
comitative
—saintpaulioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saintpauliamme
saintpauliamme
accusative
nom.
saintpauliamme
saintpauliamme
gen.
saintpauliamme
genitive
saintpauliamme
saintpaulioidemme saintpaulioittemme saintpauliaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
saintpauliaamme
saintpaulioitamme
inessive
saintpauliassamme
saintpaulioissamme
elative
saintpauliastamme
saintpaulioistamme
illative
saintpauliaamme
saintpaulioihimme
adessive
saintpauliallamme
saintpaulioillamme
ablative
saintpaulialtamme
saintpaulioiltamme
allative
saintpauliallemme
saintpaulioillemme
essive
saintpaulianamme
saintpaulioinamme
translative
saintpauliaksemme
saintpaulioiksemme
abessive
saintpauliattamme
saintpaulioittamme
instructive
comitative
—saintpaulioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saintpaulianne
saintpaulianne
accusative
nom.
saintpaulianne
saintpaulianne
gen.
saintpaulianne
genitive
saintpaulianne
saintpaulioidenne saintpaulioittenne saintpauliainne $^{rare}$
partitive
saintpauliaanne
saintpaulioitanne
inessive
saintpauliassanne
saintpaulioissanne
elative
saintpauliastanne
saintpaulioistanne
illative
saintpauliaanne
saintpaulioihinne
adessive
saintpauliallanne
saintpaulioillanne
ablative
saintpaulialtanne
saintpaulioiltanne
allative
saintpauliallenne
saintpaulioillenne
essive
saintpauliananne
saintpaulioinanne
translative
saintpauliaksenne
saintpaulioiksenne
abessive
saintpauliattanne
saintpaulioittanne
instructive
comitative
—saintpaulioinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saintpauliansa
saintpauliansa
accusative
nom.
saintpauliansa
saintpauliansa
gen.
saintpauliansa
genitive
saintpauliansa
saintpaulioidensa saintpaulioittensa saintpauliainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
saintpauliaansa
saintpaulioitaan saintpaulioitansa
inessive
saintpauliassaan saintpauliassansa
saintpaulioissaan saintpaulioissansa
elative
saintpauliastaan saintpauliastansa
saintpaulioistaan saintpaulioistansa
illative
saintpauliaansa
saintpaulioihinsa
adessive
saintpauliallaan saintpauliallansa
saintpaulioillaan saintpaulioillansa
ablative
saintpaulialtaan saintpaulialtansa
saintpaulioiltaan saintpaulioiltansa
allative
saintpaulialleen saintpauliallensa
saintpaulioilleen saintpaulioillensa
essive
saintpaulianaan saintpaulianansa
saintpaulioinaan saintpaulioinansa
translative
saintpauliakseen saintpauliaksensa
saintpaulioikseen saintpaulioiksensa
abessive
saintpauliattaan saintpauliattansa
saintpaulioittaan saintpaulioittansa
instructive
comitative
—saintpaulioineen saintpaulioinensa :

#### Synonyms

* paavalinkukka

### Further reading

* “saintpaulia”, 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 2023-07-03