Plant-Name Dictionary

Gentian — names in 26 European languages

Gentiana lutea
Family: Gentianaceae  ·  26 languages  ·  Verify: GBIF · Wikidata
LanguageCommon name(s)
Български
Bulgarian
жълта тинтява
Hrvatski
Croatian
Žuti srčanik
Srčanik
Čeština
Czech
hořec žlutý
Dansk
Danish
Gul Ensian
Nederlands
Dutch
Gele gentiaan
English
English
Yellow gentian
bitter root, Bitterwort, centiyane, Great yellow gentian
Suomi
Finnish
keltakatkero
Keltainen teräsyrtti
Français
French
Gentiane jaune
Gentiane des Pyrénées, grande gentiane
Deutsch
German
Gelber Enzian
Ελληνικά
Greek
Γεντιάνα
Γεντιανή, Ωχρή Η κίτρινη
Magyar
Hungarian
Sárga tárnics
sárga tárnincs
Italiano
Italian
Genziana maggiore
gentiana gialla maggiore
Lietuvių
Lithuanian
Geltonasis gencijonas
Polski
Polish
Goryczka żółta
Português
Portuguese
genciana-amarela
genciana, Genciana-dos-Cervunais
Română
Romanian
Ghințură galbenă
Slovenčina
Slovak
horec žltý
Slovenščina
Slovenian
Rumeni svišč
košutnik, rumeni košutnik
Español
Spanish
cenjana
agenciana, chanzaina, funciana, genciana amarilla, genciana mayor, genciana rastrera, gengiba, gengiba de Jarava, gensiana, gonciana, gonzana, janciana, janzaina, junciana, junzana, quina de Europa, sanzaina, sianzaina, unciana, xaranzana, xonzana
Svenska
Swedish
gullgentiana
Русский
Russian
Горечавка жёлтая
Горечавка желтая
Українська
Ukrainian
Тирлич жовтий
Norsk
Norwegian
gulsøte
Српски
Serbian
жута линцура
Català
Catalan
Genciana groga
Türkçe
Turkish
Sarı Censiyan
Sarı centiyan
How these names are verified. Each name is drawn from authoritative botanical databases (GBIF vernacular names, Catalogue of Life, EPPO, Wikidata) and published only when confirmed by a curated authority or two independent sources — never machine-translated.