Lia
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lia"
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.aː/
- Hyphenation: Lia
Proper noun
Lia f
- a diminutive of the female given name Cornelia
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin Līa, itself from Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a).
Proper noun
Lia f
- Leah (biblical character)
- a female given name
Etymology 2
From the Sicilian surname/name Lìa, from Ilìa (“Elijah”).
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Lia m or f by sense
- a surname
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λείᾱ (Leíā), itself from Biblical Hebrew לֵאָה (Le'a, “cow”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈliː.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈliː.a]
Proper noun
Līa f sg (genitive Līae); first declension
- a female given name from Hebrew, borne by a daughter of Laban and wife of Jacob
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Līa |
| genitive | Līae |
| dative | Līae |
| accusative | Līam |
| ablative | Līā |
| vocative | Līa |
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Lia f
- a female given name
Declension
Declension of Lia (hard a-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Lia | Liě | Liy |
| genitive | Liy | Liú | Li |
| dative | Liě | Liama | Liám |
| accusative | Liu | Liě | Liy |
| vocative | Lio | Liě | Liy |
| locative | Liě | Liú | Liách |
| instrumental | Liú | Liama | Liami |
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Lia”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.ɐ/
- Rhymes: -iɐ
- Homophone: lia
- Hyphenation: Li‧a
Proper noun
Lia f (plural Lias)
- a female given name
- Leah (elder daughter of Laban)
- Synonym: Leia
Romanian
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Lia f
- a female given name