näckros

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of näck (“nix, nixie”) +‎ ros (“rose”), from the belief that the Nixie hid beneath the waterlily's leaves.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²nɛkruːs/

Noun

näckros c

  1. a water lily (Nymphaeaceae)

Declension

Declension of näckros
nominative genitive
singular indefinite näckros näckros
definite näckrosen näckrosens
plural indefinite näckrosor näckrosors
definite näckrosorna näckrosornas

Derived terms

References

  • “näckros”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎[1] (in Swedish), 1937

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