adonis

See also: Adonis, Adónis, and Adônis

Catalan

Etymology 1

From Adonis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈðɔ.nis]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈðɔ.nis]

Noun

adonis m (invariable)

1. A beautiful young man, like the mythological Greek Adonis
2. pheasant's eye (flowering plant of the genus Adonis)

Derived terms

• adonis dels Pirineus
• adonis de primavera
• adonis de tardor

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈðo.nis]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aˈðo.nis]

Verb

adonis

1. only used in t'adonis, second-person singular present subjunctive of adonar-se

Dutch

Alternative forms

• Adonis

Etymology

From Adonis, from Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːˈdoː.nɪs/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ado‧nis

Noun

adonis m (plural adonissen, diminutive adonisje n)

1. Adonis (beautiful man)

Finnish

Etymology

< Adonis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑdonis/, [ˈɑ̝do̞nis̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑdonis
• Syllabification^(key): a‧do‧nis
• Hyphenation^(key): ado‧nis

Noun

adonis

1. Adonis (beautiful man)

Declension

Inflection of adonis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		adonis	adonikset
genitive		adoniksen	adonisten adoniksien
partitive		adonista	adoniksia
illative		adonikseen	adoniksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		adonis	adonikset
accusative	nom.	adonis	adonikset
	gen.	adoniksen
genitive		adoniksen	adonisten adoniksien
partitive		adonista	adoniksia
inessive		adoniksessa	adoniksissa
elative		adoniksesta	adoniksista
illative		adonikseen	adoniksiin
adessive		adoniksella	adoniksilla
ablative		adonikselta	adoniksilta
allative		adonikselle	adoniksille
essive		adoniksena	adoniksina
translative		adonikseksi	adoniksiksi
abessive		adoniksetta	adoniksitta
instructive		—	adoniksin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of adonis (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative adonikseni adonikseni accusative nom. adonikseni adonikseni gen. adonikseni genitive adonikseni adonisteni adoniksieni partitive adonistani adoniksiani inessive adoniksessani adoniksissani elative adoniksestani adoniksistani illative adonikseeni adoniksiini adessive adoniksellani adoniksillani ablative adonikseltani adoniksiltani allative adonikselleni adoniksilleni essive adoniksenani adoniksinani translative adoniksekseni adoniksikseni abessive adoniksettani adoniksittani instructive — — comitative — adoniksineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative adoniksesi adoniksesi accusative nom. adoniksesi adoniksesi gen. adoniksesi genitive adoniksesi adonistesi adoniksiesi partitive adonistasi adoniksiasi inessive adoniksessasi adoniksissasi elative adoniksestasi adoniksistasi illative adonikseesi adoniksiisi adessive adoniksellasi adoniksillasi ablative adonikseltasi adoniksiltasi allative adoniksellesi adoniksillesi essive adoniksenasi adoniksinasi translative adonikseksesi adoniksiksesi abessive adoniksettasi adoniksittasi instructive — — comitative — adoniksinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative adoniksemme adoniksemme accusative nom. adoniksemme adoniksemme gen. adoniksemme genitive adoniksemme adonistemme adoniksiemme partitive adonistamme adoniksiamme inessive adoniksessamme adoniksissamme elative adoniksestamme adoniksistamme illative adonikseemme adoniksiimme adessive adoniksellamme adoniksillamme ablative adonikseltamme adoniksiltamme allative adoniksellemme adoniksillemme essive adoniksenamme adoniksinamme translative adonikseksemme adoniksiksemme abessive adoniksettamme adoniksittamme instructive — — comitative — adoniksinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative adoniksenne adoniksenne accusative nom. adoniksenne adoniksenne gen. adoniksenne genitive adoniksenne adonistenne adoniksienne partitive adonistanne adoniksianne inessive adoniksessanne adoniksissanne elative adoniksestanne adoniksistanne illative adonikseenne adoniksiinne adessive adoniksellanne adoniksillanne ablative adonikseltanne adoniksiltanne allative adoniksellenne adoniksillenne essive adoniksenanne adoniksinanne translative adonikseksenne adoniksiksenne abessive adoniksettanne adoniksittanne instructive — — comitative — adoniksinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative adoniksensa adoniksensa accusative nom. adoniksensa adoniksensa gen. adoniksensa genitive adoniksensa adonistensa adoniksiensa partitive adonistaan adonistansa adoniksiaan adoniksiansa inessive adoniksessaan adoniksessansa adoniksissaan adoniksissansa elative adoniksestaan adoniksestansa adoniksistaan adoniksistansa illative adonikseensa adoniksiinsa adessive adoniksellaan adoniksellansa adoniksillaan adoniksillansa ablative adonikseltaan adonikseltansa adoniksiltaan adoniksiltansa allative adonikselleen adoniksellensa adoniksilleen adoniksillensa essive adoniksenaan adoniksenansa adoniksinaan adoniksinansa translative adoniksekseen adonikseksensa adoniksikseen adoniksiksensa abessive adoniksettaan adoniksettansa adoniksittaan adoniksittansa instructive — — comitative — adoniksineen adoniksinensa

Further reading

• “adonis”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• sadoin

Polish

Etymology

From Adonis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdɔ.ɲis/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔɲis
• Syllabification: a‧do‧nis
• Homophone: Adonis

Noun

adonis m pers

1. (literary) Adonis (beautiful man)

Declension

Declension of adonis

	singular	plural
nominative	adonis	adonisi/adonisowie/adonisy (deprecative)
genitive	adonisa	adonisów
dative	adonisowi	adonisom
accusative	adonisa	adonisów
instrumental	adonisem	adonisami
locative	adonisie	adonisach
vocative	adonisie	adonisi/adonisowie/adonisy (deprecative)

Noun

adonis m animal or m inan

1. false hellebore, spring pheasant's eye, yellow pheasant's eye (Adonis vernalis)

   Synonym: miłek wiosenny

Declension

Declension of adonis

	singular	plural
nominative	adonis	adonisy
genitive	adonisa	adonisów
dative	adonisowi	adonisom
accusative	adonisa/adonis	adonisy
instrumental	adonisem	adonisami
locative	adonisie	adonisach
vocative	adonisie	adonisy

Related terms

adjectives

• adoniczny
• adonijski

nouns

• Adonie
• adonik
• Adonis

Further reading

• adonis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• adonis in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• adonis in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French adonis.

Noun

adonis m (uncountable)

1. Adonis

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	adonis	adonisul
genitive-dative	adonis	adonisului
vocative	adonisule

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdonis/ [aˈð̞o.nis]
• Rhymes: -onis
• Syllabification: a‧do‧nis

Noun

adonis m (plural adonis)

1. Adonis

Further reading

• “adonis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish adonis. See more at Adonis.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈdonis/ [ʔɐˈd̪oː.n̪ɪs]
• Rhymes: -onis
• Syllabification: a‧do‧nis
• Homophone: Adonis

Noun

adonis (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔)

1. Adonis (handsome young man)

Related terms

• Adonis

Further reading

• “adonis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 12