peikonlehti

Finnish
Jättipeikonlehti, Monstera deliciosa

Etymology

peikon (“of troll”) +‎ lehti (“leaf”)

Noun

peikonlehti

  1. monstera (plant of the genus Monstera, endemic to Central and South America, some species of which are commonly used as houseplants)
  2. short for jättipeikonlehti, ceriman, Swiss cheese plant, Monstera deliciosa (the most commonly cultivated species of this genus)

Usage notes
  • The term "Swiss cheese plant" refers in many sources to the most commonly cultivated species Monstera deliciosa, but is sometimes used also of the whole genus Monstera and sometimes to refer to another species within the genus.
  • Some more commonly cultivated species have their own common names:

Declension
Inflection of peikonlehti (Kotus type 5/risti, t-d gradation)
nominative peikonlehti peikonlehdit
genitive peikonlehdin peikonlehtien
partitive peikonlehtiä peikonlehtejä
illative peikonlehtiin peikonlehteihin
singular plural
nominative peikonlehti peikonlehdit
accusative nom. peikonlehti peikonlehdit
gen. peikonlehdin
genitive peikonlehdin peikonlehtien
partitive peikonlehtiä peikonlehtejä
inessive peikonlehdissä peikonlehdeissä
elative peikonlehdistä peikonlehdeistä
illative peikonlehtiin peikonlehteihin
adessive peikonlehdillä peikonlehdeillä
ablative peikonlehdiltä peikonlehdeiltä
allative peikonlehdille peikonlehdeille
essive peikonlehtinä peikonlehteinä
translative peikonlehdiksi peikonlehdeiksi
instructive — peikonlehdein
abessive peikonlehdittä peikonlehdeittä
comitative — peikonlehteineen
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