edelweiss

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Edelweiß, from edel (“noble”) + weiß (“white”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈeɪdəlvaɪs/ === Noun === edelweiss (usually uncountable, plural edelweisses) A European perennial alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster. ==== Translations ==== == Danish == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Edelweiß. === Noun === edelweiss c (singular definite edelweissen, plural indefinite edelweiss) edelweiss, Leontopodium alpinum ==== Inflection ==== === References === “edelweiss” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Edelweiß. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeː.dəlˌʋɛi̯s/ Hyphenation: edel‧weiss === Noun === edelweiss n or m (plural edelweissen, diminutive edelweissje n) edelweiss, Leontopodium alpinum == Finnish == === Etymology === < German Edelweiß === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːdelʋɑi̯s/, [ˈe̞ːde̞lʋɑ̝i̯s̠] Rhymes: -eːdelʋɑis === Noun === edelweiss synonym of alppitähti (“edelweiss”) ==== Declension ==== == French == === Alternative forms === édelweiss (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === Borrowed from German Edelweiß. See English edelweiss. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.dɛl.vajs/ === Noun === edelweiss m (invariable) edelweiss, Leontopodium alpinum Synonyms: étoile d'argent, étoile des neiges, immortelle des neiges, pied-de-lion === Further reading === “edelweiss” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 9th Edition (1992-). “edelweiss”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse “edelweiss” in Dictionnaire Le Robert. “edelweiss”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012