azalea

== English == === Etymology === From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”), because it grows in dry soil; from ἄζω (ázō, “I dry up”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eHs-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈzeɪliə/ Rhymes: -eɪliə === Noun === azalea (plural azaleas) A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === azalea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Rhododendron subg. Azaleastrum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aːˈzaː.leː.aː/, /aːˈzaː.li.aː/ Hyphenation: aza‧lea === Noun === azalea f or m (plural azalea's, diminutive azaleaatje n) azalea (plant of the obsolete genus Azalea) == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /azaˈlea/ Rhymes: -ea Syllabification: a‧za‧le‧a === Adjective === azalea (accusative singular azalean, plural azaleaj, accusative plural azaleajn) of or relating to an azalea ==== Related terms ==== azaleo (“azalea”) == Italian == === Etymology === From New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”). === Noun === azalea f (plural azalee) azalea == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”). === Pronunciation === (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [adˈd͡zaː.le.a] === Noun === azalea f (genitive azaleae); first declension (New Latin) azalea ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → English: azalea → German: Azalee == Spanish == === Alternative forms === azálea (Mexico) === Etymology === Borrowed from New Latin Azalea, a genus name, from Ancient Greek ἀζαλέος (azaléos, “dry”), because the plant grows in dry soil. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aθaˈlea/ [a.θaˈle.a] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /asaˈlea/ [a.saˈle.a] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -ea Syllabification: a‧za‧le‧a === Noun === azalea f (plural azaleas) azalea === Further reading === “azalea”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025