carolina

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [kə.ɾuˈli.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ka.ɾoˈli.na]

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

carolina

1. feminine singular of carolí

Etymology 2

From the colony of Carolina, where the tree was first encountered by Europeans.

Noun

carolina f (plural carolines)

1. necklace poplar (Populus deltoides)

Further reading

• “carolina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Latin

Adjective

carolīna

1. inflection of carolīnus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Adjective

carolīnā

1. ablative feminine singular of carolīnus

References

• carolina in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɾoˈlina/ [ka.ɾoˈli.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: ca‧ro‧li‧na

Noun

carolina f (plural carolinas)

1. female equivalent of carolino
2. (Cuba, Dominican Republic) a tree of species Sideroxylon salicifolium (willow bully, white bully, willow bustic; syn. Dipholis salicifolia)

Adjective

carolina f

1. feminine singular of carolino

Further reading

• “carolina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10