narcissus

Meaning

1. Any of several bulbous flowering plants, of the genus Narcissus, having white or yellow cup- or trumpet-shaped flowers, notably the daffodil
2. A beautiful young man, like the mythological Greek Narcissus

Synonyms

daffodil

jonquil

dafodil

narcissist

Narcissus jonquilla

poet’s narcissus

Translations

narcisse

Narzisse

narciso

narciso

narcis

narcís

narcissus

zerrin

νάρκισσος

narciso

fulya

nergis çiçeği

narcisso

نرجس

Pronounced as (IPA)

/nɑɹˈsɪsəs/

Etymology

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