näckros
Appearance
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of näck (“nix, nixie”) + ros (“rose”), from the belief that the Nixie hid beneath the waterlily's leaves.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]näckros c
Declension
[edit]nominative | genitive | ||
---|---|---|---|
singular | indefinite | näckros | näckros |
definite | näckrosen | näckrosens | |
plural | indefinite | näckrosor | näckrosors |
definite | näckrosorna | näckrosornas |
Derived terms
[edit]- näckrosblad (“lily pad”)
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- näckros in Svensk ordbok.
- näck in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)