adonis
Catalan
Etymology 1
From Adonis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈðɔ.nis]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#ADONIS
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈðɔ.nis]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#ADONIS
Noun
adonis m (invariable)Category:Catalan lemmas#ADONISCategory:Catalan nouns#ADONISCategory:Catalan countable nouns#ADONISCategory:Catalan indeclinable nouns#ADONISCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#ADONISCategory:Catalan masculine nouns#ADONISCategory:Pages with entries#ADONISCategory:Pages with 7 entries#ADONIS
- A beautiful young man, like the mythological Greek Adonis
- pheasant's eye (flowering plant of the genus Adonis)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈðo.nis]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#ADONIS
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [aˈðo.nis]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#ADONIS
Verb
adonisCategory:Catalan non-lemma forms#ADONISCategory:Catalan verb forms#ADONISCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#ADONISCategory:Pages with entries#ADONISCategory:Pages with 7 entries#ADONIS
- only used in t'adonis, second-person singular present subjunctive of adonar-se
Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Adonis, from Ancient GreekCategory:Dutch terms derived from Ancient Greek#ADONIS Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːˈdoː.nɪs/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#ADONIS
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#ADONISAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: ado‧nis
Noun
adonis m (plural adonissen, diminutive adonisje n)Category:Dutch lemmas#ADONISCategory:Dutch nouns#ADONISCategory:Dutch nouns with plural in -en#ADONISCategory:Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines#ADONISCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#ADONISCategory:Dutch masculine nouns#ADONISCategory:Pages with entries#ADONISCategory:Pages with 7 entries#ADONIS
- Adonis (beautiful man)
Finnish
Etymology
< Adonis
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑdonis/, [ˈɑ̝do̞nis̠]Category:Finnish 3-syllable words#ADONISCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#ADONIS
- Rhymes: -ɑdonisCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/ɑdonis#ADONISCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/ɑdonis/3 syllables#ADONIS
- Syllabification(key): a‧do‧nis
- Hyphenation(key): ado‧nis
Noun
adonisCategory:Finnish lemmas#ADONISCategory:Finnish nouns#ADONISCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#ADONISCategory:Pages with entries#ADONISCategory:Pages with 7 entries#ADONIS
- 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. | ||
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
Polish

Etymology
From Adonis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈdɔ.ɲis/Category:Polish 3-syllable words#ADONISCategory:Polish terms with IPA pronunciation#ADONIS
Category:Polish terms with audio pronunciation#ADONISAudio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɲisCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɔɲis#ADONISCategory:Rhymes:Polish/ɔɲis/3 syllables#ADONIS
- Syllabification: a‧do‧nis
- Homophone: AdonisCategory:Polish terms with homophones#ADONIS
Noun
adonis m persCategory:Polish lemmas#ADONISCategory:Polish nouns#ADONISCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#ADONISCategory:Polish masculine nouns#ADONISCategory:Polish personal nouns#ADONISCategory:Pages with entries#ADONISCategory:Pages with 7 entries#ADONIS
- (literaryCategory:Polish literary terms#ADONIS) Adonis (beautiful man)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | adonisCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONIS | adonisi/adonisowie/adonisy (deprecative) |
| genitive | adonisaCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS | adonisówCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS |
| dative | adonisowiCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS | adonisomCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS |
| accusative | adonisaCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS | adonisówCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS |
| instrumental | adonisemCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS | adonisamiCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS |
| locative | adonisieCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS | adonisachCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS |
| vocative | adonisieCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS | adonisi/adonisowie/adonisy (deprecative) |
Noun
adonis m animal or m inanCategory:Polish lemmas#ADONISCategory:Polish nouns#ADONISCategory:Polish entries with incorrect language header#ADONISCategory:Polish masculine nouns#ADONISCategory:Polish animal nouns#ADONISCategory:Polish masculine nouns#ADONISCategory:Polish inanimate nouns#ADONISCategory:Polish nouns with multiple animacies#ADONISCategory:Pages with entries#ADONISCategory:Pages with 7 entries#ADONIS
- false hellebore, spring pheasant's eye, yellow pheasant's eye (Adonis vernalis)
- Synonym: miłek wiosenny
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | adonisCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONIS | adonisyCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS |
| genitive | adonisaCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS | adonisówCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS |
| dative | adonisowiCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS | adonisomCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS |
| accusative | adonisa/adonis | adonisyCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS |
| instrumental | adonisemCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS | adonisamiCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS |
| locative | adonisieCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS | adonisachCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS |
| vocative | adonisieCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS | adonisyCategory:Polish links with redundant wikilinks#ADONISCategory:Polish links with redundant alt parameters#ADONISCategory:Polish links with manual fragments#ADONIS |
Related terms
Further reading
- “adonis”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- “adonis”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN (in Polish)
- adonis in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#ADONISCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#ADONIS adonis.
Noun
adonis m (uncountable)Category:Romanian lemmas#ADONISCategory:Romanian nouns#ADONISCategory:Romanian uncountable nouns#ADONISCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#ADONISCategory:Romanian masculine nouns#ADONISCategory:Pages with entries#ADONISCategory:Pages with 7 entries#ADONIS
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | adonis | adonisul |
| genitive-dative | adonis | adonisului |
| vocative | adonisule | |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈdonis/ [aˈð̞o.nis]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#ADONISCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#ADONIS
- Rhymes: -onisCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/onis#ADONISCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/onis/3 syllables#ADONIS
- Syllabification: a‧do‧nis
Noun
adonis m (plural adonis)Category:Spanish lemmas#ADONISCategory:Spanish nouns#ADONISCategory:Spanish countable nouns#ADONISCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#ADONISCategory:Spanish masculine nouns#ADONISCategory:Pages with entries#ADONISCategory:Pages with 7 entries#ADONIS
Further reading
- “adonis”, 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
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from SpanishCategory:Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish#ADONISCategory:Tagalog terms derived from Spanish#ADONIS adonis. See more at Adonis.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈdonis/ [ʔɐˈd̪oː.n̪ɪs]Category:Tagalog 3-syllable words#ADONISCategory:Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation#ADONIS
- Rhymes: -onisCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/onis#ADONISCategory:Rhymes:Tagalog/onis/3 syllables#ADONIS
- Syllabification: a‧do‧nis
- Homophone: AdonisCategory:Tagalog terms with homophones#ADONISCategory:Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation#ADONIS
Noun
adonis (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜓᜈᜒᜐ᜔)Category:Tagalog lemmas#ADONISCategory:Tagalog nouns#ADONISCategory:Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries#ADONISCategory:Tagalog terms with Baybayin script#ADONISCategory:Tagalog entries with incorrect language header#ADONISCategory:Pages with entries#ADONISCategory:Pages with 7 entries#ADONIS
Related terms
Further reading
- “adonis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 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