lilja

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”).

Noun

lilja f (genitive singular lilju, plural liljur)

  1. (botany) lily
  2. (poetic) woman

Declension

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

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliljɑ/, [ˈliljɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iljɑ
  • Syllabification(key): lil‧ja
  • Hyphenation(key): lil‧ja

Noun

lilja

  1. lily (flower)
  2. (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.
Possessive forms of lilja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative liljani liljani
accusative nom. liljani liljani
gen. liljani
genitive liljani liljojeni
liljaini rare
partitive liljaani liljojani
inessive liljassani liljoissani
elative liljastani liljoistani
illative liljaani liljoihini
adessive liljallani liljoillani
ablative liljaltani liljoiltani
allative liljalleni liljoilleni
essive liljanani liljoinani
translative liljakseni liljoikseni
abessive liljattani liljoittani
instructive — —
comitative — liljoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative liljasi liljasi
accusative nom. liljasi liljasi
gen. liljasi
genitive liljasi liljojesi
liljaisi rare
partitive liljaasi liljojasi
inessive liljassasi liljoissasi
elative liljastasi liljoistasi
illative liljaasi liljoihisi
adessive liljallasi liljoillasi
ablative liljaltasi liljoiltasi
allative liljallesi liljoillesi
essive liljanasi liljoinasi
translative liljaksesi liljoiksesi
abessive liljattasi liljoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — liljoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative liljamme liljamme
accusative nom. liljamme liljamme
gen. liljamme
genitive liljamme liljojemme
liljaimme rare
partitive liljaamme liljojamme
inessive liljassamme liljoissamme
elative liljastamme liljoistamme
illative liljaamme liljoihimme
adessive liljallamme liljoillamme
ablative liljaltamme liljoiltamme
allative liljallemme liljoillemme
essive liljanamme liljoinamme
translative liljaksemme liljoiksemme
abessive liljattamme liljoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — liljoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative liljanne liljanne
accusative nom. liljanne liljanne
gen. liljanne
genitive liljanne liljojenne
liljainne rare
partitive liljaanne liljojanne
inessive liljassanne liljoissanne
elative liljastanne liljoistanne
illative liljaanne liljoihinne
adessive liljallanne liljoillanne
ablative liljaltanne liljoiltanne
allative liljallenne liljoillenne
essive liljananne liljoinanne
translative liljaksenne liljoiksenne
abessive liljattanne liljoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — liljoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative liljansa liljansa
accusative nom. liljansa liljansa
gen. liljansa
genitive liljansa liljojensa
liljainsa rare
partitive liljaansa liljojaan
liljojansa
inessive liljassaan
liljassansa 		liljoissaan
liljoissansa
elative liljastaan
liljastansa 		liljoistaan
liljoistansa
illative liljaansa liljoihinsa
adessive liljallaan
liljallansa 		liljoillaan
liljoillansa
ablative liljaltaan
liljaltansa 		liljoiltaan
liljoiltansa
allative liljalleen
liljallensa 		liljoilleen
liljoillensa
essive liljanaan
liljanansa 		liljoinaan
liljoinansa
translative liljakseen
liljaksensa 		liljoikseen
liljoiksensa
abessive liljattaan
liljattansa 		liljoittaan
liljoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — liljoineen
liljoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lilium (“lily”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪlja/
  • Rhymes: -ɪlja

Noun

lilja f (genitive singular lilju, nominative plural liljur)

  1. lily

Declension

Declension of lilja (feminine)
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

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

  1. definite feminine singular of lilje

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lilja f

  1. definite singular of lilje

Old Norse

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlilja/

Noun

lilja f (genitive lilju)

  1. lily

Declension

Declension of lilja (weak jōn-stem)
feminine 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

Descendants

  • Icelandic: lilja
  • Faroese: lilja
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lilje
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lilje
  • Swedish: lilja
  • Danish: lilje

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “lilja”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

lilja c

  1. lily
  2. (heraldry) a fleur-de-lis

Declension

Declension of lilja
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lilja liljas
definite liljan liljans
plural indefinite liljor liljors
definite liljorna liljornas

Derived terms

References

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