primrose
Part of speech: noun
adj
verb
Morphological type: simple
Etymology: From Middle English primerose, from Old French primerose, from Medieval Latin prima (“first”) + rosa (“rose”). The designation may derive from the fact that certain species of primroses are among the earliest flowers to bloom in the spring season.
Inflected forms:
form: primroses
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: more primrose
pos: adj
tags: comparative
form: most primrose
pos: adj
tags: superlative
form: primroses
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: primrosing
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: primrosed
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: primrosed
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
pos: noun
examples: A mile or so further on is the intermediate station of Ryhall, smothered with primroses in the season, and at all times a veritable flower garden.
Here is spring were celandine, marsh marigold, wind-flower, primrose, cowslip and dog's violet.
gloss: A flowering plant of the genus Primula.
pos: noun
gloss: A plant of the family Primulaceae.
pos: noun
gloss: A plant of the genus Oenothera, better known as an evening primrose.
pos: noun
gloss: A flower of a primrose plant.
pos: noun
gloss: A light yellow colour.
pos: noun
gloss: Of a light yellow colour.
pos: adj
examples: Passenger saloons are tastefully furnished with wood veneer and partitions, mottled grey Vyanide walls, pale primrose ceilings and grey floor.
gloss: To pick primroses.
pos: verb
tags: intransitive
examples: We went primrosing on Sunday and returned with a full basket.
Synonyms: primula
cowslip
oxlip
primerole
Related words: auricula
bear's ear
cowslip
fireweed
loosestrife
marsh marigold
oxlip
pimpernel
polyanthus
primula
shooting star
streptocarpus
sundrops
Derived words: Abyssinian primrose
baby primrose
bird's-eye primrose
Cape primrose
Chinese primrose
English primrose
evening primrose
evening primrose oil
fairy primrose
Missouri primrose Oenothera macrocarpa)
Primrose Hill
primroselike
primrose path
primrose peerless
Primrose Valley
primrose-willow
primrose willow
primrose yellow
primrosy
primrosey
Scottish primrose
sea primrose
spike-primrose
tree primrose
water primrose
Translations:
lang: Abkhaz
word: аӡыӡкәыр
roman: adzədzkʷʼər
lang: Armenian
word: գնարբուկ
roman: gnarbuk
lang: Azerbaijani
word: novruzgülü
lang: Belarusian
word: першацве́т
roman: pjeršacvjét
lang: Belarusian
word: пры́мула
roman: prýmula
lang: Belarusian
word: клю́чыкі
roman: kljúčyki
lang: Bulgarian
word: иглика
roman: iglika
lang: Catalan
word: prímula
lang: Catalan
word: primavera
lang: Cornish
word: brialli
lang: Cornish
word: briallen
lang: Czech
word: prvosenka
lang: Czech
word: petrklíč
lang: Dutch
word: sleutelbloem
lang: Esperanto
word: primolo
lang: Finnish
word: esikko
lang: French
word: primevère
lang: Georgian
word: ფურისულა
roman: purisula
lang: German
word: Primel
lang: Greek
word: δακράκι
roman: dakráki
lang: Ancient Greek
word: κυκλάμινος
roman: kukláminos
lang: Hungarian
word: kankalin
lang: Ido
word: primrozo
lang: Irish
word: sabhaircín
lang: Italian
word: primula
lang: Japanese
word: 桜草
roman: sakurasō
lang: Lak
word: ччиккул тӏутӏи
roman: č:ik:ul tʼutʼi
lang: Macedonian
word: ја́глика
roman: jáglika
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: nøkleblom
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: nøkleblomst
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: primula
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: nøkleblom
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: nøkleblome
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: primula
lang: Ossetian
word: ӕстъоппӕлӕ
roman: æst’oppælæ
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: яглїки
roman: jahljiki
lang: Pannonian Rusyn
word: баранчики
roman: barančiki
lang: Persian
word: پامچال
lang: Persian
word: گل نوروز
lang: Polish
word: pierwiosnek
lang: Polish
word: pierwiosnka
lang: Polish
word: prymula
lang: Polish
word: prymulka
lang: Portuguese
word: prímula
lang: Romanian
word: primulă
lang: Romanian
word: ciuboțica-cucului
lang: Russian
word: первоцве́т
roman: pervocvét
lang: Russian
word: при́мула
roman: prímula
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: sòbhrach
lang: Spanish
word: primavera
lang: Turkish
word: çuha çiçeği
lang: Ottoman Turkish
word: چوقه چیچكی
roman: çoka çiçeği, çuka çiçeği
lang: Volapük
word: primulaplan
lang: Welsh
word: briallu