lilla
See also: Lilla and lillà
Danish
Etymology
From French lilas (“lilac”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlela/, [ˈle̝læ]
Adjective
lilla (neuter lilla, plural and definite singular attributive lilla)
- purple (colour)
- mauve
- lilac
See also
| hvid | grå | sort |
| rød; højrød | orange; brun | gul; flødefarvet |
| lime | grøn | |
| cyan; turkis | azurblå | blå |
| violet; indigo | magenta; lilla | lyserød |
Dutch
Etymology
Unknown, possibly Oriental
Noun
lilla ? (plural lilla's, diminutive lillatje n)
- alternative form of lilla, a light type of fieldpiece known from the East Indies
Estonian
Etymology
From German lila.
Adjective
lilla (genitive lilla, partitive lillat, comparative lillam, superlative kõige lillam)
- violet, purple (color)
Declension
Inflection of lilla (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lilla | lillad |
| accusative | lilla | lillad |
| genitive | lilla | lillade |
| partitive | lillat | lillasid |
| illative | lilla lillasse | lilladesse |
| inessive | lillas | lillades |
| elative | lillast | lilladest |
| allative | lillale | lilladele |
| adessive | lillal | lilladel |
| ablative | lillalt | lilladelt |
| translative | lillaks | lilladeks |
| terminative | lillani | lilladeni |
| essive | lillana | lilladena |
| abessive | lillata | lilladeta |
| comitative | lillaga | lilladega |
See also
| valge | hall | must |
| punane; karmiinpunane | oranž; pruun | kollane; kreem |
| laimiroheline, kollakasroheline | roheline | mündiroheline; tumeroheline |
| tsüaansinine, rohekassinine; sinakasroheline, siniroheline | taevasinine, taevassinine | sinine |
| lilla, violetne; potisinine, indigosinine | fuksia, magentapunane; lilla, purpurne, purpurpunane | roosa |
Noun
lilla (genitive lilla, partitive lillat)
- (slang, derogatory) male homosexual
Declension
Inflection of lilla (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lilla | lillad |
| accusative | lilla | lillad |
| genitive | lilla | lillade |
| partitive | lillat | lillasid |
| illative | lilla lillasse | lilladesse |
| inessive | lillas | lillades |
| elative | lillast | lilladest |
| allative | lillale | lilladele |
| adessive | lillal | lilladel |
| ablative | lillalt | lilladelt |
| translative | lillaks | lilladeks |
| terminative | lillani | lilladeni |
| essive | lillana | lilladena |
| abessive | lillata | lilladeta |
| comitative | lillaga | lilladega |
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlil.la/
- Rhymes: -illa
- Hyphenation: lìl‧la
Noun
lilla m (invariable)
- the lilac (Syringa)
- lilac
Synonyms
- (plant, color): lillà
- (plant): syringa
Adjective
lilla (invariable)
- lilac
- Synonym: lillà
Livonian
Etymology
Borrowed from German lilla, likely via Latvian lillā.
Adjective
Lilla
lilla
- violet, lilac
Declension
Declension of lilla (56)
| singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīv) | lilla | lillad |
| genitive (genitīv) | lilla | lillad |
| partitive (partitīv) | lilla | lillidi |
| dative (datīv) | lillan | lilladõn |
| instrumental (instrumentāl) | lillaks | lilladõks |
| illative (illatīv) | lillaz lilla | lilliž |
| inessive (inesīv) | lillas | lillis |
| elative (elatīv) | lillast | lillist |
See also
- valdziklilla
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), via French lilas.
Adjective
lilla (indeclinable)
- lilac, purple (colour)
References
- “lilla” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Arabic لِيلَك (līlak), via French lilas.
Adjective
lilla (indeclinable)
- lilac, purple (colour)
See also
| kvit | grå | svart |
| raud | oransje; brun | gul |
| grøn | ||
| (turkis) | blå | |
| rosa; lilla | rosa |
References
- “lilla” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
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Adjective
lilla
- absolute definite singular of liten
See also
- lille