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
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 (ḥrrt, “flower”).

Noun

lilja f (genitive singular lilju, plural liljur)

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

Declension
Declension of lilja
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
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 (ḥrrt, “flower”). Compare modern Swedish lilja.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈliljɑ/, [ˈliljɑ]
  • Rhymes: -iljɑ
  • Syllabification(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
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 See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lilja (type kala)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative liljani liljani
accusative nom. liljani liljani
gen. liljani
genitive liljani liljojeni
liljainirare
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
instructive — —
abessive liljattani liljoittani
comitative — liljoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative liljasi liljasi
accusative nom. liljasi liljasi
gen. liljasi
genitive liljasi liljojesi
liljaisirare
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
instructive — —
abessive liljattasi liljoittasi
comitative — liljoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative liljamme liljamme
accusative nom. liljamme liljamme
gen. liljamme
genitive liljamme liljojemme
liljaimmerare
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
instructive — —
abessive liljattamme liljoittamme
comitative — liljoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative liljanne liljanne
accusative nom. liljanne liljanne
gen. liljanne
genitive liljanne liljojenne
liljainnerare
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
instructive — —
abessive liljattanne liljoittanne
comitative — liljoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative liljansa liljansa
accusative nom. liljansa liljansa
gen. liljansa
genitive liljansa liljojensa
liljainsarare
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
instructive — —
abessive liljattaan
liljattansa		 liljoittaan
liljoittansa
comitative — liljoineen
liljoinensa

Compounds

Icelandic

Etymology

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
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

Derived terms
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

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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

References
  • “lilja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Pronunciation
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Noun

lilja c

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

Declension
Declension of lilja 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lilja liljan liljor liljorna
Genitive liljas liljans liljors liljornas
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