narcissus

See also: Narcissus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin narcissus, from Ancient Greek νάρκισσος (nárkissos), ultimately either from Pre-Greek or related to νάρκη (nárkē).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪsɪz

Noun

narcissus (plural narcissuses or narcissi)

Narcissus (Narcissus poeticus)

Wikispecies

  1. Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus, having white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers, notably the daffodil
    • 2014 September 26, Charles Quest-Ritson, “The Dutch garden where tulip bulbs live forever: Hortus Bulborum, a volunteer-run Dutch garden, is dedicated to conserving historic varieties before they vanish for good [print version: Inspired by a living bulb archive, 27 September 2014, p. G5]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Gardening):
      At Hortus Bulborum you will find heirloom narcissi that date back at least to the 15th century and famous old tulips like 'Duc van Tol' (1595) and its sports.
  2. A beautiful young man, like the mythological Greek Narcissus

Translations


Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νάρκισσος (nárkissos).

Noun

narcissus m (genitive narcissī); second declension

  1. narcissus

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative narcissus narcissī
Genitive narcissī narcissōrum
Dative narcissō narcissīs
Accusative narcissum narcissōs
Ablative narcissō narcissīs
Vocative narcisse narcissī

References

  • narcissus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • narcissus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • narcissus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • narcissus in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
  • narcissus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • narcissus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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