amarantti

Finnish

Etymology

From German Aramant, from Latin amarantus, from Ancient Greek ἀμάραντος (amárantos).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑmɑrɑntːi/, [ˈɑmɑˌrɑn̪t̪ːi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑntːi
  • Syllabification(key): a‧ma‧rant‧ti

Noun

amarantti

  1. (botany) Prince-of-Wales feather, prince's feather (Amaranthus hypochondriacus), cultivated for its seeds
  2. amaranth (seeds of Amaranthus hypochondriacus as foodstuff)
  3. amaranth (shade of red, the characteristic purplish-red colour of the flowers or leaves of amaranths)
  4. (chemistry) amaranth (E123, red to purple azo dye used as a biological stain, in cosmetics and as a food colouring)
  5. (mythology, poetic) amaranth (imaginary flower that does not wither)

Declension
Inflection of amarantti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation)
nominative amarantti amarantit
genitive amarantin amaranttien
partitive amaranttia amarantteja
illative amaranttiin amarantteihin
singular plural
nominative amarantti amarantit
accusative nom. amarantti amarantit
gen. amarantin
genitive amarantin amaranttien
partitive amaranttia amarantteja
inessive amarantissa amaranteissa
elative amarantista amaranteista
illative amaranttiin amarantteihin
adessive amarantilla amaranteilla
ablative amarantilta amaranteilta
allative amarantille amaranteille
essive amaranttina amarantteina
translative amarantiksi amaranteiksi
instructive — amarantein
abessive amarantitta amaranteitta
comitative — amarantteineen
Possessive forms of amarantti (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person amaranttini amaranttimme
2nd person amaranttisi amaranttinne
3rd person amaranttinsa

See also
  • revonhäntä (“amaranth, plant of the genus Amaranthus”)

Further reading
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