lotos
English
Noun
lotos (plural lotoses)
- (botany) Dated form of lotus.
- 1895, Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow
- A flock of pigeons circled about the tower of the Memorial Church; sometimes alighting on the purple tiled roof, sometimes wheeling downward to the lotos fountain in front of the marble arch.
- 1895, Robert W. Chambers, The King in Yellow
Anagrams
- loots, sloot, sotol, stool, tools, tosol
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlotos]
Noun
lotos m
- lotus
Further reading
- lotos in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- lotos in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Latin
lōtos (Egyptian water lily)
Alternative forms
- lōtus
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈloː.tos/, [ˈɫ̪oːt̪ɔs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈlo.tos/, [ˈlɔːt̪os]
Noun
lōtos f or m (genitive lōtī); second declension
- The Egyptian lotus flower, Nymphaea caerulea
- The date-plum, Diospyros lotus
- The mythical lotus tree, possibly Ziziphus lotus
Declension
Second-declension noun (Greek-type).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lōtos | lōtī |
| Genitive | lōtī | lōtōrum |
| Dative | lōtō | lōtīs |
| Accusative | lōton | lōtōs |
| Ablative | lōtō | lōtīs |
| Vocative | lōte | lōtī |
For the sense mythical lotus tree, Gaius Plinius Secundus used the nominative plural lōtoe in his Naturalis Historia.
References
- “lotos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lotos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Polish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔ.tɔs/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔtɔs
- Syllabification: lo‧tos
Noun
lotos m inan
- lotus
Declension
Declension of lotos
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lotos | lotosy |
| genitive | lotosu | lotosów |
| dative | lotosowi | lotosom |
| accusative | lotos | lotosy |
| instrumental | lotosem | lotosami |
| locative | lotosie | lotosach |
| vocative | lotosie | lotosy |
Further reading
- lotos in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lotos in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Lotos
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lôtos/
Noun
lȍtos m (Cyrillic spelling ло̏тос)
- lotus
Declension
Declension of lotos
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lotos | lotosi |
| genitive | lotosa | lotosa |
| dative | lotosu | lotosima |
| accusative | lotos | lotose |
| vocative | lotose | lotosi |
| locative | lotosu | lotosima |
| instrumental | lotosom | lotosima |
Slovene
Lotos
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lóːtɔs/
Noun
lọ̑tos m inan
- lotus
Inflection
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | lótos | ||
| gen. sing. | lótosa | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | lótos | lótosa | lótosi |
| accusative | lótos | lótosa | lótose |
| genitive | lótosa | lótosov | lótosov |
| dative | lótosu | lótosoma | lótosom |
| locative | lótosu | lótosih | lótosih |
| instrumental | lótosom | lótosoma | lótosi |
Further reading
- “lotos”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Spanish
Noun
lotos m pl
- plural of loto