νούφαρο

Greek

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek νούφαρο (noúpharo), from Arabic نُوفَر (nūfar), a reduced form of نِلُوفَر (nilūfar), نِينُوفَر (nīnūfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal, “lotus, water-lily”), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala, “blue lotus”).

Noun

νούφαρο • (noúfaro) n (plural νούφαρα)

  1. lotus, water lily

Declension

Declension of νούφαρο
singular plural
nominative νούφαρο (noúfaro) νούφαρα (noúfara)
genitive νούφαρου (noúfarou) νούφαρων (noúfaron)
accusative νούφαρο (noúfaro) νούφαρα (noúfara)
vocative νούφαρο (noúfaro) νούφαρα (noúfara)

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