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Lotus
1.
(Bot.)
(a)
A name of several kinds of water lilies; as
Nelumbium speciosum
, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum
, the American lotus; and Nymphæa Lotus
and Nymphæa cærulea
, the respectively white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum
, are figured on its ancient monuments. (b)
The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain (
Zizyphus Lotus
), the fruit of which is mildly sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all desire to return to it. (c)
The lote, or nettle tree. See
Lote
. (d)
A genus (
Lotus
) of leguminous plants much resembling clover. [Written also
lotos
.] European lotus
, a small tree (
Diospyros Lotus
) of Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish black berry, which is called also the date plum
.2.
(Arch.)
An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture, generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian water lily.
Definition 2025
Lotus
Lotus
Translingual
Proper noun
Lotus m
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, eurosids I - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Faboideae - subfamily; Loteae - tribe
Hyponyms
- For species see Lotus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies or Lotus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
lotus
lotus
English
Noun
lotus (plural lotuses or loti)
- A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.
- A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India.
- A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.
- A number of other plants bearing "lotus" in their scientific or common names (see Derived terms below).
- Diospyros lotus, date plum or Caucasian persimmon.
- Lotus, a genus that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deer vetches, a terrestrial genus with small flowers
- Ziziphus lotus, a shrub species with edible fruit
- An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples.
Derived terms
terms derived from lotus
Translations
plant of the genus Nelumbo
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Nymphaea — see water lily
Diospyros lotus — see date plum
Ziziphus lotus
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈloː.tus/
Etymology 1
Perfect passive participle of lavō (“wash”).
Participle
lōtus m (feminine lōta, neuter lōtum); first/second declension
Inflection
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
nominative | lōtus | lōta | lōtum | lōtī | lōtae | lōta | |
genitive | lōtī | lōtae | lōtī | lōtōrum | lōtārum | lōtōrum | |
dative | lōtō | lōtō | lōtīs | ||||
accusative | lōtum | lōtam | lōtum | lōtōs | lōtās | lōta | |
ablative | lōtō | lōtā | lōtō | lōtīs | |||
vocative | lōte | lōta | lōtum | lōtī | lōtae | lōta |
Alternative forms
Noun
lōtus m (genitive lōtūs); fourth declension
Inflection
Fourth declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | lōtus | lōtūs |
genitive | lōtūs | lōtuum |
dative | lōtuī | lōtibus |
accusative | lōtum | lōtūs |
ablative | lōtū | lōtibus |
vocative | lōtus | lōtūs |
Etymology 2
Variant form of lōtos, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós).
Noun
lōtus m (genitive lōtī); second declension
- The Egyptian water lily, Nymphaea caerulea
- The date plum, Diospyros lotus
- The mythical lotus tree, possibly Ziziphus lotus
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | lōtus | lōtī |
genitive | lōtī | lōtōrum |
dative | lōtō | lōtīs |
accusative | lōtum | lōtōs |
ablative | lōtō | lōtīs |
vocative | lōte | lōtī |
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Translingual: Lotus
References
- lotus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lotus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- LOTUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “lotus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- lotus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Romanian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlo.tus/
Noun
lotus m (plural lotuși)
Declension
declension of lotus
singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) lotus | lotusul | (niște) lotuși | lotușii |
genitive/dative | (unui) lotus | lotusului | (unor) lotuși | lotușilor |
vocative | lotusule | lotușilor |