näckros

== Swedish == === Etymology === Compound of näck (“nix, nixie”) +‎ ros (“rose”), from the belief that the Nixie hid beneath the waterlily's leaves. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²nɛkruːs/ === Noun === näckros c a water lily (Nymphaeaceae) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== näckrosblad (“lily pad”) === References === “näckros”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy]‎[1] (in Swedish), 1898–2023 === Further reading === “näckros”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) näck in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Anagrams === snäckor