nattviol

Swedish

nattviol

närbild på blomma [close-up of flower]

Etymology

From natt (“night”) +‎ viol (“violet”). Likely from being night-scented.

Noun

nattviol c

1. butterfly orchid, especially Platanthera bifolia, the lesser butterfly-orchid

   Synonym: nattyxne

Declension

Declension of nattviol
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	nattviol	nattviolen	nattvioler	nattviolerna
Genitive	nattviols	nattviolens	nattviolers	nattviolernas

References

• nattviol in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• nattviol in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)