beladona

Galician

Etymology

From Italian belladonna (bella donna, literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin bladona (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”). The folk etymology was motivated by the cosmetic use of nightshade for dilating the eyes.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bɛ.laˈdo.na̝/

Noun

beladona f (plural beladonas)

belladonna, deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian belladonna, from bella donna (literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin bladona (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”). The folk etymology was motivated by the cosmetic use of nightshade for dilating the eyes.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.laˈdõ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.laˈdo.na/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.lɐˈdo.nɐ/ [bɨ.lɐˈðo.nɐ]

Noun

beladona f (plural beladonas)

belladonna, deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Italian belladonna (bella donna, literally “beautiful lady”), altered by folk etymology from Medieval Latin bladona (“nightshade”), from Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰléh₃tus, from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /beladǒːna/
Hyphenation: be‧la‧do‧na

Noun

beladóna f (Cyrillic spelling беладо́на)

belladonna, deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna)
Synonym: velebilje

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