saskatoon
See also: Saskatoon
English
Etymology
From Cree ᒥᓵᐢᑿᑑᒥᐣ (misaaskwatoomin, “saskatoon berry”), from ᒥᓵᐢᑿᐟ (misaaskwat, “saskatoon shrub”) + ᒥᐣ (min, “berry”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsæskəˈtuːn/
- Hyphenation: sas‧ka‧toon
Noun
saskatoon (plural saskatoons)
- (Canadian Prairies) A shrub inhabiting western North America (Amelanchier alnifolia).
- (Canadian Prairies) The edible berry of this shrub.
Synonyms
- (berry): saskatoon berry, juneberry, serviceberry (Ontario)
Derived terms
Translations
shrub Amelanchier alnifolia
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References
- “saskatoon” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004.
Further reading
- Amelanchier alnifolia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Amelanchier alnifolia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Amelanchier alnifolia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑskɑtoːn/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝s̠kɑ̝t̪o̞ːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑskɑtoːn
- Syllabification(key): sas‧ka‧toon
Noun
saskatoon
- saskatoon (berry)
- Synonym of marjatuomipihlaja (“saskatoon”) (shrub Amelanchier alnifolia, especially the commercially exploited cultivars of it).
Declension
Inflection of saskatoon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | saskatoon | saskatoonit | ||
genitive | saskatoonin | saskatoonien | ||
partitive | saskatoonia | saskatooneja | ||
illative | saskatooniin | saskatooneihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | saskatoon | saskatoonit | ||
accusative | nom. | saskatoon | saskatoonit | |
gen. | saskatoonin | |||
genitive | saskatoonin | saskatoonien | ||
partitive | saskatoonia | saskatooneja | ||
inessive | saskatoonissa | saskatooneissa | ||
elative | saskatoonista | saskatooneista | ||
illative | saskatooniin | saskatooneihin | ||
adessive | saskatoonilla | saskatooneilla | ||
ablative | saskatoonilta | saskatooneilta | ||
allative | saskatoonille | saskatooneille | ||
essive | saskatoonina | saskatooneina | ||
translative | saskatooniksi | saskatooneiksi | ||
abessive | saskatoonitta | saskatooneitta | ||
instructive | — | saskatoonein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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