Lilja
See also: lilja
Faroese
Proper noun
Lilja
- A female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Lilja: Liljuson
- daughter of Lilja: Liljudóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Lilja |
| Accusative | Lilju |
| Dative | Lilju |
| Genitive | Lilju |
Finnish
Etymology
A 19th century flower name from lilja (“lily”). Comparable to English Lily.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈliljɑ]
- Rhymes: -iljɑ
- Hyphenation: Lil‧ja
Proper noun
Lilja
- A female given name.
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 Liljainrare | |
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | Liljoin | |
| abessive | Liljatta | Liljoitta | |
| comitative | — | Liljoineen | |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Latin lilium (meaning "lily").
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪlja
Noun
Lilja f (genitive singular Lilju, nominative plural Liljur)
- A female given name.
- A celebrated religious poem by Eysteinn Ásgrímsson.
Declension
declension of Lilja
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | Lilja | Liljan | Liljur | Liljurnar |
| accusative | Lilju | Liljuna | Liljur | Liljurnar |
| dative | Lilju | Liljunni | Liljum | Liljunum |
| genitive | Lilju | Liljunnar | Lilja | Liljanna |