liljekonvalj
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin lilium convallium, a Calque of Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנַּת הָעֲמָקִים (šôšannat hāʿămāqîm) through the Vulgata. Similar to English lily of the valley and Norwegian Nynorsk liljekonvall.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -alj
Noun edit
liljekonvalj c
- a lily of the valley (plant, wild flower (genus Convallaria))
Declension edit
| Declension of liljekonvalj | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | liljekonvalj | liljekonvaljen | liljekonvaljer | liljekonvaljerna |
| Genitive | liljekonvaljs | liljekonvaljens | liljekonvaljers | liljekonvaljernas |