näckros
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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]Declension of näckros | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | näckros | näckrosen | näckrosor | näckrosorna |
Genitive | näckros | näckrosens | näckrosors | 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)