lilie

lilie

See also: Lilie

Czech

Etymology

From Old Czech lilie/lilijě, borrowed from Latin lilium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪlɪjɛ]
• Hyphenation: li‧lie

Noun

lilie f

1. lily

   čistý jako lilie ― pure as a lily

Declension

Declension of lilie

	singular	plural
nominative	lilie	lilie
genitive	lilie	lilií
dative	lilii	liliím
accusative	lilii	lilie
vocative	lilie	lilie
locative	lilii	liliích
instrumental	lilií	liliemi

Further reading

• lilie in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• lilie in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• lili, lylye, leli, lely, lilye, lyllie, lyly, lylly, lelye

Etymology

From Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion), from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ (hlēri) (compare Sahidic Coptic ϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ (hrēre)), from Demotic (ḥrry, “flower”), from Egyptian ḥrrt (“flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliliː(ə)/, /ˈleːliː(ə)/

Noun

lilie (plural lilies)

1. Lilium candidum, its flower, or a similar plant (often used medicinally)
2. A pure, good, and holy individual (e.g. Jesus, the Virgin Mary)
3. (rare) A representation of a lily; a fleur-de-lis.
4. (rare) Whiteness; the colour of a lily.

Derived terms

• lilie flour

Descendants

• English: lily
• Scots: lily

References

• “lilīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-26.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lilie.

Noun

lilie f (plural lilii)

1. lily, lilium (flower)

Declension

Declension of lilie

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) lilie	lilia	(niște) lilii	liliile
genitive/dative	(unei) lilii	liliei	(unor) lilii	liliilor
vocative	lilie, lilio		liliilor

References

• lilie in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN