Narcisus

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Narcissus, borrowed from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος (Nárkissos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naʁ.si.sy/

Proper noun

Narcisus m

1. Archaic form of Narcisse (“Narcissus”).
   • Guillaume de Lorris, Le Roman de la Rose 17.1:

     Comment Narcisus se mira
     à la fontaine e souspira

     As Narcissus gazed at his reflection
     in the spring, and breathed