Meaning

2 senses
  1. Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus, having white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers, notably the daffodil

    Narzisse

    нарци́ссnarcíss

    bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters

  2. A beautiful young man, like the mythological Greek Narcissus

    (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection.

    ruНарцисс влюбился в собственное отражение.

    deNarziss verliebte sich in sein eigenes Spiegelbild.

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  2. Narcissus has too high an opinion of himself.

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  3. Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in the water.

    ruНарцисс влюбился в собственное отражение в воде.

    deNarziss verliebte sich in sein eigenes Spiegelbild im Wasser.

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  4. Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool.

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  5. Narcissus fell in love with his own reflection in a pool of water.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin narcissus, from Ancient Greek νάρκισσος (nárkissos), ultimately either

Borrowed from Latin narcissus, from Ancient Greek νάρκισσος (nárkissos), ultimately either from Pre-Greek or related to νάρκη (nárkē).

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Forms

plural: narcissuses / narcissi
Singularnarcissus
Pluralnarcissuses / narcissi

regular

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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