liliac

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Romanian

Etymology 1

liliac – Syringa vulgaris

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لیلاق (leylak), from Arabic لَيْلَك (laylak), from Persian لیلک (lilak, “lilac”). Doublet of lila.

Noun

liliac m (plural lilieci)

  1. lilac
Declension
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative liliac liliacul lilieci liliecii
genitive-dative liliac liliacului lilieci liliecilor
vocative liliacule liliecilor
Derived terms

Etymology 2

lilieci – Rousettus aegyptiacus

Borrowed from Bulgarian лиляк (liljak), from Proto-Slavic *lelьkъ. Compare Ukrainian ли́ли́к (lýlýk), ле́ли́к (lélýk, “bat”), Polish lelek (“nightjar”), Slovak lelek (“nightjar”) and Macedonian лилјак (liljak).

Noun

liliac m (plural lilieci)

  1. bat (the flying mammal)
Declension
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative liliac liliacul lilieci liliecii
genitive-dative liliac liliacului lilieci liliecilor
vocative liliacule liliecilor
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