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

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

• blálilja
• páskalilja (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)
• várblálilja

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

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

• helmililja
• kaarililja
• kuunlilja
• liljakasvi
• liljakukko
• lukinlilja
• marskinlilja
• merililja
• miekkalilja
• myrkkylilja
• palmulilja
• partiolilja
• pikarililja
• päivänlilja
• pääsiäislilja
• ruskolilja
• rönsylilja
• sinililja
• tiikerililja
• varjolilja
• vesililja

 

Further reading

• “lilja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin lilium (“lily”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪlja/
• Rhymes: -ɪlja

Noun

lilja f (genitive singular lilju, nominative plural liljur)

1. lily

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

• liljen

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

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. 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

• påsklilja

References

• lilja in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lilja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lilja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)