noun · femininefirst declension
sabdariffa
sabdariffa f (genitive sabdariffae)
Meaning
- feminineHibiscus sabdariffa, the roselle, a Hibiscus species native to the Old World tropics.
Sabdariffa. Huc spectat perelegans & noua planta, quam quidam Sabdariffam vocãt. (Let us consider this very elegant and new plant that some call Sabdariffa.
1576, Matthias de Lobel (1538–1616), Plantarum Seu Stirpium Historia, page 375:
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sabdariffa | sabdariffae |
| genitive | sabdariffae | sabdariffārum |
| dative | sabdariffae | sabdariffīs |
| accusative | sabdariffam | sabdariffās |
| ablative | sabdariffā | sabdariffīs |
| vocative | sabdariffa | sabdariffae |
Origins
16th-century coinage of uncertain origins. Thought by some to come from a Jamaican word, and by others from a Turkish word.