lilie

See also: Lilie

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech lilie/lilijě, borrowed from Latin lilium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪlɪjɛ]
• Hyphenation: li‧lie

Noun

lilie f

1. lily

   čistý jako lilie ― pure as a lily

Declension

Declension of lilie (soft feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	lilie	lilie
genitive	lilie	lilií
dative	lilii	liliím
accusative	lilii	lilie
vocative	lilie	lilie
locative	lilii	liliích
instrumental	lilií	liliemi

Further reading

• “lilie”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “lilie”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Middle English

Alternative forms

• lili, lylye, leli, lely, lilye, lyllie, lyly, lylly, lelye

Etymology

From Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion), from Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ (hlēri) (compare Sahidic Coptic ϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ (hrēre)), from Demotic (ḥrry, “flower”), from Egyptian ḥrrt (“flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliliː(ə)/, /ˈleːliː(ə)/

Noun

lilie (plural lilies)

1. Lilium candidum, its flower, or a similar plant (often used medicinally)
2. A pure, good, and holy individual (e.g. Jesus, the Virgin Mary)
3. (rare) A representation of a lily; a fleur-de-lis.
4. (rare) Whiteness; the colour of a lily.

Derived terms

• lilie flour

Descendants

• English: lily
• Scots: lily

References

• “lilīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-26.

Old English

Alternative forms

• liliġe

Etymology

From Latin līlia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.li.e/

Noun

lilie f

1. a lily

Declension

Declension of lilie (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lilie	lilian
accusative	lilian	lilian
genitive	lilian	liliena
dative	lilian	lilium

Descendants

• Middle English: lilie, lili, lylye, leli, lely, lilye, lyllie, lyly, lylly, lelye
  • English: lily
  • Scots: lily

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “lilie”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lilie.

Noun

lilie f (plural lilii)

1. lily, lilium (flower)

Declension

Declension of lilie

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) lilie	lilia	(niște) lilii	liliile
genitive/dative	(unei) lilii	liliei	(unor) lilii	liliilor
vocative	lilie, lilio		liliilor

References

• lilie in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN