Narcissus

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος (Nárkissos, “Narcissus”), a character in Greek mythology, renowned for his beauty and pride. === Proper noun === Narcissus m A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – daffodils. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Amaryllidaceae – family; Amaryllidoideae – subfamily; Narcisseae – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Narcissus subg. Hermione, Narcissus subg. Narcissus – subgenera Narcissus poeticus (poet's daffodil) – type species; for the numerous other species see Narcissus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies === References === Narcissus (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Narcissus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Narcissus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Narcissus at USDA Plants database Narcissus at Tropicos == English == === Etymology === From Latin Narcissus, from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος (Nárkissos, “Narcissus”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nɑː(r)ˈsɪsəs/ === Proper noun === Narcissus (Greek mythology) A youth who spurned the love of Echo and fell in love with his own reflection in a pool: in some versions of the myth, he drowned trying to reach it, while in others he sat fixated until a god took pity and transformed him into a flower. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== narcissism Narcissus complex ==== Translations ==== == Dutch == === Alternative forms === Narcis (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Narcissus, from Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος (Nárkissos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌnɑrˈsɪ.sʏs/ Hyphenation: Nar‧cis‧sus === Proper noun === Narcissus m (Greek mythology) Narcissus ==== Related terms ==== narcis narcist == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Νάρκισσος (Nárkissos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [narˈkɪs.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [narˈt͡ʃis.sus] === Proper noun === Narcissus m sg (genitive Narcissī); second declension Narcissus, a figure from Greek mythology ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only.