lotus

See also: Lotus and lótus

English

Nelumbo lutea, the American lotus
Nelumbo nucifera, the sacred lotus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lōtus.

Pronunciation

Noun

lotus (plural lotuses or loti)

  1. A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.
  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 (see Derived terms below).
    1. Diospyros lotus, date plum or Caucasian persimmon.
    2. Lotus, a genus that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deer vetches, a terrestrial genus with small flowers
    3. Ziziphus lotus, a shrub species with edible fruit
  5. An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples.

Derived terms

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Further reading

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lōtus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɔ.tys/

Noun

lotus m (plural lotuses)

  1. lotus

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Perfect passive participle of lavō (“wash”).

Participle

lōtus m (feminine lōta, neuter lōtum); first/second declension

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

  1. a washing, bathing
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

lōtus (Egyptian water lily)

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

Noun

lōtus m (genitive lōtī); second declension

  1. The Egyptian water lily, Nymphaea caerulea
  2. The date plum, Diospyros lotus
  3. 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

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)
  • lotus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • lotus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lōtus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlo.tus/

Noun

lotus m (plural lotuși)

  1. lotus

Declension

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