deciduous

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• UK: /dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.ʊ.əs/
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• US: /dɪˈsɪd͡ʒ.u.əs/
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• CMU ARPABET: D IH2 S IH1 JH UW0 AH0 S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Latin dēcidō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Italic *-wos Latin -uus Latin dēciduuslbor. English deciduous Learned borrowing from Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“to fall down or off”) + -uus.

87 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: գցվող (gcʻvoġ) — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Armenian: փոխվող (pʻoxvoġ) — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Armenian: թափվող (tʻapʻvoġ) — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Catalan: caduc — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Catalan: decidu — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• French: caduc — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• French: décidual — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Georgian: მოსაცვლელი (mosacvleli) — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Georgian: სარძევე (sarʒeve) — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Hungarian: leeső — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Hungarian: lehulló — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Hungarian: lehullajtott — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Italian: caduco — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Italian: deciduo — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Korean: 탈락성 (tallakseong) — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Old English: hrurul — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Portuguese: caduco — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Portuguese: decíduo — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Russian: сбра́сываемый (sbrásyvajemyj) — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Russian: моло́чный (molóčnyj) — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Spanish: caduco — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Spanish: deciduo — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Turkish: geçici — describing a part that falls off, or is shed
• Southern Altai: јалбыракту (ǰalbïraktu) — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Armenian: սաղարթավոր (saġartʻavor) — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Bulgarian: листопаден (listopaden) — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Catalan: caducifoli — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Chinese Mandarin: 落葉喬木 /落叶乔木 (luòyè qiáomù) — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Czech: opadavý — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Danish: løvfældende — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Dutch: bladverliezend — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Dutch: loofverliezend — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Esperanto: falfolia — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Finnish: lehtensä pudottava — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Finnish: kesävihanta — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• French: à feuilles caduques — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• French: caducifolié — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Georgian: ფოთოლმცვენი (potolmcveni) — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Georgian: ფოთლოვანი (potlovani) — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• German: Laub- — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• German: laubabwerfend — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• German: sommergrün — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Greek: φυλλοβόλος (fyllovólos) — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Hungarian: lombhullató — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Irish: duillsilteach — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Italian: caducifoglio — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Japanese: 落葉樹 (rakuyōju) — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Kannada: ಪರ್ಣಪಾತಿ (parṇapāti) — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Kazakh: жапырақты (japyraqty) — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Korean: 낙엽성 (nagyeopseong) — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Macedonian: листо́паден (listópaden) — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Manx: yn-lhoamey — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Māori: rauhoro — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Norwegian Bokmål: løvfellende — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Norwegian Bokmål: lauvfellende — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Norwegian Nynorsk: lauvfellande — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Old English: hrurul — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Polish: liściasty — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Portuguese: caducifólio — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Russian: ли́ственный (lístvennyj) — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Russian: листопа́дный (listopádnyj) — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Scottish Gaelic: seargach — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Serbo-Croatian: listopadni — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Spanish: caducifolio — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Spanish: de hoja caduca — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Swedish: lövfällande — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Turkish: yaprak döken — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Turkish: yapraklarını döken — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Welsh: collddail — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Yakut: сэбирдэхтээх (sebirdeqteeq) — of or pertaining to trees which lose their leaves in winter or the dry season
• Armenian: անցողիկ (ancʻoġik) — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Armenian: վաղանցուկ (vaġancʻuk) — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Armenian: անկայուն (ankayun) — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Hungarian: múlékony — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Māori: rangitahi — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Polish: ulotny — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Polish: przemijający — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Polish: przejściowy — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Portuguese: efêmero — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Portuguese: transitório — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Russian: быстроте́чный (bystrotéčnyj) — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Russian: преходя́щий (prexodjáščij) — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Russian: скороте́чный (skorotéčnyj) — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Spanish: efímero — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Spanish: transitorio — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Spanish: fugaz — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting
• Turkish: geçici — transitory, ephemeral, not lasting