nenufar
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Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish nenúfar, from Medieval Latin nenuphar, from Arabic نِلُوفَر (nilūfar), نِينُوفَر (nīnūfar).
Pronunciation
Noun
nenufar inan
- water lily
- Synonym: igebelar
Declension
Declension of nenufar (inanimate, ending in -r)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | nenufar | nenufarra | nenufarrak |
| ergative | nenufarrek | nenufarrak | nenufarrek |
| dative | nenufarri | nenufarrari | nenufarrei |
| genitive | nenufarren | nenufarraren | nenufarren |
| comitative | nenufarrekin | nenufarrarekin | nenufarrekin |
| causative | nenufarrengatik | nenufarrarengatik | nenufarrengatik |
| benefactive | nenufarrentzat | nenufarrarentzat | nenufarrentzat |
| instrumental | nenufarrez | nenufarraz | nenufarrez |
| inessive | nenufarretan | nenufarrean | nenufarretan |
| locative | nenufarretako | nenufarreko | nenufarretako |
| allative | nenufarretara | nenufarrera | nenufarretara |
| terminative | nenufarretaraino | nenufarreraino | nenufarretaraino |
| directive | nenufarretarantz | nenufarrerantz | nenufarretarantz |
| destinative | nenufarretarako | nenufarrerako | nenufarretarako |
| ablative | nenufarretatik | nenufarretik | nenufarretatik |
| partitive | nenufarrik | — | — |
| prolative | nenufartzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “nenufar”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “nenufar”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French nénuphar, from Medieval Latin nenuphar, from Arabic نِلُوفَر (nilūfar), نِينُوفَر (nīnūfar), from Middle Persian nylw(k)pl (nīlōpal), from Sanskrit नीलोत्पल (nīlotpala).
Pronunciation
Noun
nenufar m inan
- nenuphar, water lily
- Synonym: grążel
Declension
Declension of nenufar
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nenufar | nenufary |
| genitive | nenufara | nenufarów |
| dative | nenufarowi | nenufarom |
| accusative | nenufar | nenufary |
| instrumental | nenufarem | nenufarami |
| locative | nenufarze | nenufarach |
| vocative | nenufarze | nenufary |
Further reading
- nenufar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- nenufar in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
nenufar m (plural nenufari)
- water lily
- Synonym: nufăr
Declension
Declension of nenufar
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) nenufar | nenufarul | (niște) nenufari | nenufarii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) nenufar | nenufarului | (unor) nenufari | nenufarilor |
| vocative | nenufarule | nenufarilor | ||
Further reading
- nenufar in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)