Lotus

English

File:Nelumbo lutea blossom.jpeg

Nelumbo lutea, the American lotus

Etymology

From Latin lōtus

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊtəs

Noun

Singular Lotus

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

Translations

flower, Nelumbo

Armenian: լոտոս hy(hy) (lotos) Bengali: [[পদ্ম#Template:Bn|পদ্ম]] (padma) Bosnian: lotos bs(bs) m., zvjezdan bs(bs) m. Chinese: Cantonese: trad. 蓮花, simpl. 莲花 (jyutping: lin4 faa1) Mandarin: trad. 蓮, simpl. 莲 (pinyin: lián), trad. 蓮花, simpl. 莲花 (pinyin: liánhuā) Croatian: lotos hr(hr) m., zvjezdan hr(hr) m. Estonian: lootos et(et) French: lotus fr(fr) m. German: Hornklee de(de) m., Lotos de(de) m., Lotosblume de(de) f., Lotus de(de) m. Greek: λωτός el(el) (lotós) m. Hebrew: לוטוס he(he) (lotus) m. Hindi: कमल hi(hi) (kamal) m. Hungarian: lótusz hu(hu) Indonesian: bunga seroja Italian: loto it(it) m. Japanese: ロータス ja(ja) (rōtasu), 蓮 ja(ja) (はす, hasu)

Latin: lotus la(la) n. Lithuanian: lotosas lt(lt) m. Malay: teratai Romanian: lotus ro(ro) m. Russian: лотос ru(ru) (lotos) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: лотос m., звездан m., локвањ m. Roman: lotos m., zvezdan m., lokvanj m. Slovene: lótos sl(sl) m. Spanish: loto es(es) m. Tamil: தாமரை (tāmarai), கமலம் (kamalam) Telugu: తామరపుష్పం te(te) (tāmarapuSpam) Thai: บัวหลวง th(th) Turkish: nilüfer tr(tr) Urdu: کمل ur(ur) (kamal) m. Vietnamese: Họ Sen vi(vi)

See also

• lotus position

Anagrams

• lostu,
• louts

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French

Etymology

From Latin lōtus

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɔ.tys/

Noun

Lotus m. (plural Lotuses)

1. lotus

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈloː.tus/

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of lavō (“‘wash’”).

Participle

Template:La-perfect participle

1. washed, bathed, having been washed
2. elegant, luxurious
3. fashionable, refined

Inflection

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Alternative forms

• lautus

Noun

lōtus (genitive lōtūs); m, fourth declension

1. a washing, bathing

Inflection

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Etymology 2

File:Nymphaea caerulea flower.JPG

lōtus (Egyptian water lily)

Variant form of lōtos, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtos).

Noun

lōtus (genitive lōtī); m, second declension

1. The Egyptian lotus flower, Nymphaea caerulea
2. The date-plum, Diospyros lotus
3. The mythical lotus tree, possibly Ziziphus lotus

Inflection

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Alternative forms

• lōtos

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin lōtus

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈlotus]

Noun

Lotus m. (plural lotuşi)

1. lotus

Declension

    declension of Lotus

	singular		plural
gender m.	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
Nominative/Accusative	un Lotus	lotusul	nişte lotuşi	lotuşii
Genitive/Dative	unui Lotus	lotusului	unor lotuşi	lotuşilor
Vocative	—	—	—	—

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