näckros

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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

a water lily (Nymphaeaceae)

Declension

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

Derived terms

näckrosblad (“lily pad”)

References

“näckros”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok ‎ (in Swedish), 1937

Further reading

näckros in Svensk ordbok.
näck in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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