geranium
Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family GeraniaceaeAny flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.
» Do you like geraniums?
Ты любишь герань?
Тебе нравится герань?
Вам нравится герань?
Meaning
3 sensesAny flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.
Storchschnabel, Geranie
гера́ньgeránʹ
any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
(broadly)Any flowering plant of the genus Pelargonium, of family Geraniaceae.
Geranie, Balkongeranie
гера́ньgeránʹ
A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .
Examples
6 sentencesDo you like geraniums?
ruТы любишь герань? — Selena777
The red geranium is very beautiful.
What is the name of that geranium on the window sill?
Geraniums bloomed in flower boxes under the windows of the house.
I saw a beautiful pink brick house with geraniums on the windows and doves on the roof.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον (gerắnĭon), from γέρᾰνος (gérănos, “cranFrom Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον (gerắnĭon), from γέρᾰνος (gérănos, “crane”) + -ῐον (-ĭon, diminutive suffix).
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Forms
plural: geraniums / geraniaSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
18 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular