English

Proper noun

Lille

1. A city in France, the capital of Nord-Pas-de-Calais
2. A village in Belgium, near Turnhout.

Translations

French

Etymology

From Old French L'isle ‎(“the island”), from Latin īnsula ‎(“island”). The name was resegmented, like its Dutch counterpart: in a L'isle ‎(“at L'isle”), the definite article came to be considered part of the name, and it was thus interpreted as a Lille.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lille

1. Lille

Derived terms

• lillois/Lillois

Danish

Adjective

lille ‎(neuter lille, definite lille, plural små, comparative mindre, superlative mindst)

1. small, little, slight
2. short
3. miniature
4. lower case
5. less than, just under, not quite

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• vesle

Adjective

lille

1. definite singular of liten

Swedish

Adjective

lille

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of liten.