lilie
See also: Lilie
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Czech lilie/lilijě, borrowed from Latin lilium.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lilie f
- lily
- čistý jako lilie ― pure as a lily
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Middle English edit
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Etymology edit
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”).
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Noun edit
lilie (plural lilies)
- Lilium candidum, its flower, or a similar plant (often used medicinally)
- A pure, good, and holy individual (e.g. Jesus, the Virgin Mary)
- (rare) A representation of a lily; a fleur-de-lis.
- (rare) Whiteness; the colour of a lily.
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References edit
- “lilīe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-09-26.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
lilie f (plural lilii)
Declension edit
Declension of lilie