lotus

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[edit] English

Nelumbo lutea, the American lotus

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From Latin lōtus

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[edit] Noun

Singular
lotus

Plural
lotuses

lotus (plural lotuses)

  1. A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo
  2. A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria
  3. A number of other plants bearing "lotus" in their scientific or common names
  4. An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From Latin lōtus

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  • IPA: /lɔ.tys/

[edit] Noun

lotus m. (plural lotuses)

  1. lotus

[edit] Latin

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Participle of lavō

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lōtus m. (feminine lōta, neuter lōtum); first/second declension

  1. elegant, fashionable
  2. luxurious

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Number Singular Plural
Case \ Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative lōtus lōta lōtum lōtī lōtae lōta
genitive lōtī lōtae lōtī lōtōrum lōtārum lōtōrum
dative lōtō lōtae lōtō lōtīs lōtīs lōtīs
accusative lōtum lōtam lōtum lōtōs lōtās lōta
ablative lōtō lōtā lōtō lōtīs lōtīs lōtīs
vocative lōte lōta lōtum lōtī lōtae lōta

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lōtus (genitive lōtī); m, second declension

  1. The lotus flower

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Number Singular Plural
nominative lōtus lōtī
genitive lōtī lōtōrum
dative lōtō lōtīs
accusative lōtum lōtōs
ablative lōtō lōtīs
vocative lōte lōtī

[edit] Romanian

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From Latin lōtus

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  • IPA: ['lo.tus]

[edit] Noun

lotus m. (plural lotuşi)

  1. lotus

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