lotus

== English == === Alternative forms === lotos (dated) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin lōtus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós). Doublet of lote. First attested in the 1540s. Ultimately from Hebrew לוֹט (lōṭ, “myrrh”, literally “covering, envelope”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈloʊtəs/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈləʊtəs/ Rhymes: -əʊtəs === Noun === lotus (plural lotuses or loti) Any of genus Nelumbo of aquatic plants in the family Nelumbonaceae. A water lily (Nymphaea), especially those of Egypt or India. [from 1580s] 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). A date plum or Caucasian persimmon (Diospyros lotus). Any of genus Lotus, a terrestrial genus with small flowers that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches. A lotustree or lotus jujube (Ziziphus lotus), a shrub with edible fruit. An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples. Ellipsis of lotus position. [from 1848] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === lotus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === louts, tolus == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin lotus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈlo̞.tus] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈlɔ.tus] === Noun === lotus m (invariable) lotus ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== lledó === Further reading === “lotus”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “lotus”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “lotus” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “lotus”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈloː.tʏs/ Hyphenation: lo‧tus === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin lōtus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós). ==== Noun ==== lotus m (plural lotussen, diminutive lotusje n) lotus, plant of the genus Nelumbo used for certain plants of the genus Nymphaea ===== Derived terms ===== blauwe lotus lotusbloem === Etymology 2 === From the acronym of Landelijke Opleiding Tot Uitbeelding van Slachtoffers (literally “National Training Course for the Portrayal of Victims”). ==== Noun ==== lotus m or f (plural lotussen, diminutive lotusje n) (Netherlands, medicine and emergency services slang) simulated casualty, patient actor, simulated patient, standardized participant (a lay person person trained to portray medical conditions) Synonym: trauma-acteur ===== Derived terms ===== lotusslachtoffer === Further reading === “lotus” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin lōtus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lo.tys/ === Noun === lotus m (invariable) lotus === Further reading === “lotus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch lotus, from Latin lōtus, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlotʊs] Hyphenation: lo‧tus === Noun === lotus (plural lotus-lotus) lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Synonyms: padma, pekaja, seroja, teratai === Further reading === “lotus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫoː.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈlɔː.tus] === Etymology 1 === Perfect passive participle of lavō (“wash”). Doublet of lavātus and lautus. ==== Participle ==== lōtus (feminine lōta, neuter lōtum); first/second-declension participle washed, bathed, having been washed elegant, luxurious fashionable, refined ===== Declension ===== First/second-declension adjective. ===== Derived terms ===== illōtus === Etymology 2 === From lavō (“to wash”) + -tus (action noun forming suffix). ==== Noun ==== lōtus m (genitive lōtūs); fourth declension a washing, bathing ===== Declension ===== Fourth-declension noun. === Etymology 3 === Variant form of lōtos, from Ancient Greek λωτός (lōtós). ==== Alternative forms ==== lōtos ==== Noun ==== lōtus m (genitive lōtī); second declension The Egyptian water lily, Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea The date plum, Diospyros lotus The mythical lotus tree, possibly Ziziphus lotus ===== Declension ===== Second-declension noun. ===== Derived terms ===== lōtaster ===== Descendants ===== Translingual: Lotus Italian: loto === 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, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 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) lotus ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “lotus”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026