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Lilja
Lilja
See also: lilja
Faroese
Proper noun
Lilja
- A female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Lilja: Liljuson
- daughter of Lilja: Liljudóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Lilja |
| Accusative | Lilju |
| Dative | Lilju |
| Genitive | Lilju |
Finnish
Etymology
A 19th century flower name from lilja (“lily”). Comparable to English Lily.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈliljɑ]
- Rhymes: -iljɑ
- Hyphenation: Lil‧ja
Proper noun
Lilja
- A female given name.
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 | — | Liljoineen | |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Latin lilium (meaning "lily").
Noun
Lilja f (genitive singular Lilju, nominative plural Liljur)
- A female given name.
- A celebrated religious poem by Eysteinn Ásgrímsson.
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 |
lilja
lilja
See also: Lilja
Faroese
Noun
lilja f (genitive singular lilju, plural liljur)
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
(index li)
Etymology
From old Swedish lilia, compare modern Swedish lilja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliljɑ/
- Hyphenation: lil‧ja
Noun
lilja
- lily (flower)
- (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 | — | liljoineen | |
Compounds
Icelandic
Etymology
From Latin lilium (meaning "lily").
Noun
lilja f (genitive singular lilju, nominative plural liljur)
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 |
