νάρκισσος

See also: Νάρκισσος

Ancient Greek

According to Beekes, the suffix clearly points to a Pre-Greek word. The connection with νάρκη (nárkē, “numbness”) is due to folk etymology.

νάρκισσος • (nárkissos) m or f (genitive ναρκίσσου); second declension

Second declension of ὁ, ἡ νάρκισσος; τοῦ, τῆς ναρκίσσου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ, ἡ νάρκισσος ho, hē nárkissos	τὼ ναρκίσσω tṑ narkíssō	οἱ, αἱ νάρκισσοι hoi, hai nárkissoi
Genitive	τοῦ, τῆς ναρκίσσου toû, tês narkíssou	τοῖν ναρκίσσοιν toîn narkíssoin	τῶν ναρκίσσων tôn narkíssōn
Dative	τῷ, τῇ ναρκίσσῳ tōî, tēî narkíssōi	τοῖν ναρκίσσοιν toîn narkíssoin	τοῖς, ταῖς ναρκίσσοις toîs, taîs narkíssois
Accusative	τὸν, τὴν νάρκισσον tòn, tḕn nárkisson	τὼ ναρκίσσω tṑ narkíssō	τοὺς, τᾱ̀ς ναρκίσσους toùs, tā̀s narkíssous
Vocative	νάρκισσε nárkisse	ναρκίσσω narkíssō	νάρκισσοι nárkissoi
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Greek: νάρκισσος (nárkissos)
→ Classical Syriac: ܢܪܩܝܣ (narqīs)
→ Latin: narcissus (see there for further descendants)
→ Middle Persian: [Book Pahlavi needed] (nlgs /⁠nargis⁠/)
- → Arabic: نَرْجِس (narjis) (see there for further descendants)
- Persian: نرگس (narges) (see there for further descendants)
→ Old Armenian: ներգիս (nergis)

νάρκισσος • (nárkissos) m (plural νάρκισσοι)