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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)
- lotus, water lily
Declension
Declension of νούφαρο
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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νούφαρο (noúfaro)
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νούφαρα (noúfara)
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genitive
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νούφαρου (noúfarou)
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νούφαρων (noúfaron)
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accusative
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νούφαρο (noúfaro)
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νούφαρα (noúfara)
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vocative
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νούφαρο (noúfaro)
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νούφαρα (noúfara)
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