lilja
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word lilja. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word lilja, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say lilja in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word lilja you have here. The definition of the word lilja will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oflilja, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Lilja
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse lilja, from Medieval Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion), from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ (hlēri) (compare Sahidic Coptic ϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ (hrēre)), from Demotic 
(ḥrry), from Egyptian
(ḥrrt, “flower”).
(ḥrry), from Egyptian
|
Noun
lilja f (genitive singular lilju, plural liljur)
Declension
| Declension of lilja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| f1 | singular | plural | ||
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lilja | liljan | liljur | liljurnar |
| accusative | lilju | liljuna | liljur | liljurnar |
| dative | lilju | liljuni | liljum | liljunum |
| genitive | lilju | liljunnar | lilja | liljanna |
Derived terms
- blálilja
- páskalilja (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)
- várblálilja
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Swedish lilia, from Old Norse lilja, from Medieval Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion), from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ (hlēri) (compare Sahidic Coptic ϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ (hrēre)), from Demotic (ḥrry), from Egyptian
(ḥrrt, “flower”). Compare modern Swedish lilja.
(ḥrry), from Egyptian
|
Pronunciation
Noun
lilja
- lily (flower)
- (heraldry) fleur-de-lis
Declension
| Inflection of lilja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lilja | liljat | |
| genitive | liljan | liljojen | |
| partitive | liljaa | liljoja | |
| illative | liljaan | liljoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lilja | liljat | |
| accusative | nom. | lilja | liljat |
| gen. | liljan | ||
| genitive | liljan | liljojen liljain rare | |
| partitive | liljaa | liljoja | |
| inessive | liljassa | liljoissa | |
| elative | liljasta | liljoista | |
| illative | liljaan | liljoihin | |
| adessive | liljalla | liljoilla | |
| ablative | liljalta | liljoilta | |
| allative | liljalle | liljoille | |
| essive | liljana | liljoina | |
| translative | liljaksi | liljoiksi | |
| abessive | liljatta | liljoitta | |
| instructive | — | liljoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “lilja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Icelandic
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
lilja f (genitive singular lilju, nominative plural liljur)
Declension
Derived terms
Derived terms
- amasónlilja (“Amazon lily”)
- bjöllulilja (“wintergreen”)
- blálilja (“oysterleaf, oysterplant, sea bluebell”)
- dalalilja (“lily of the valley”)
- dverglilja (“crocus”)
- eldlilja (“fire lily”)
- friðarlilja (“peace lily”)
- goðalilja (“common hyacinth”)
- hvítasunnulilja (“poet's daffodil”)
- jómfrúlilja (“gladiolus, gladiola”)
- krummalilja (“Kamchatka fritillary”)
- liljuætt (“lily family”)
- pálmalilja (“yucca”)
- páskalilja (“daffodil, narcissus”)
- perlulilja (“grape hyacinth”)
- sverðlilja (“iris”)
- sælilja (“crinoid, sea-lily”)
- vatnalilja (“water lily”)
- vepjulilja (“snakeshead”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Noun
lilja m or f
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
lilja f
Old Norse
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
lilja f (genitive lilju)
Declension
Declension of lilja (weak jōn-stem)
Descendants
References
- “lilja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
lilja c
- lily
- (heraldry) a fleur-de-lis
Declension
Declension of lilja