feijoa

English

Etymology

From the New Latin former genus name Feijoa, which was named after Portuguese botanist João da Silva Feijó by the German botanist Otto Karl Berg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /feɪˈʒoʊ.ə/, /feɪˈd͡ʒoʊ.ə/, /feɪˈhoʊ.ə/
  • (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈfiːd͡ʒɐʉ.ɐ/

Noun

feijoa (plural feijoas)

  1. A South American evergreen shrub, Acca sellowiana (syn. Feijoa sellowiana).
  2. The green, ellipsoid fruit of this shrub, having a tart and sweet taste.

Synonyms

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

From translingual Feijoa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfei̯joɑ/, [ˈfe̞i̯j(ː)o̞ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -eijoɑ
  • Syllabification(key): fei‧jo‧a

Noun

feijoa

  1. feijoa, pineapple guava (plant and fruit)

Declension
Inflection of feijoa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative feijoa feijoat
genitive feijoan feijoien
partitive feijoaa feijoia
illative feijoaan feijoiin
singular plural
nominative feijoa feijoat
accusative nom. feijoa feijoat
gen. feijoan
genitive feijoan feijoien
feijoainrare
partitive feijoaa feijoia
inessive feijoassa feijoissa
elative feijoasta feijoista
illative feijoaan feijoiin
adessive feijoalla feijoilla
ablative feijoalta feijoilta
allative feijoalle feijoille
essive feijoana feijoina
translative feijoaksi feijoiksi
instructive — feijoin
abessive feijoatta feijoitta
comitative — feijoineen
Possessive forms of feijoa (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person feijoani feijoamme
2nd person feijoasi feijoanne
3rd person feijoansa

Synonyms
  • ananasguava (plant and fruit)
  • feijoakasvi (plant)

Portuguese

Noun

feijoa f (plural feijoas)

  1. feijoa (shrub)

Spanish

Noun

feijoa f (plural feijoas)

  1. feijoa

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.