Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Compound of näck (nix, nixie) +‎ ros (rose), from the belief that the Nixie hid beneath the waterlily's leaves.

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Noun edit

näckros c

  1. a water lily (Nymphaeaceae)

Declension edit

Declension of näckros 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative näckros näckrosen näckrosor näckrosorna
Genitive näckros näckrosens näckrosors näckrosornas

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • näckros”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy][1] (in Swedish), 1937

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