liliac
Romanian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لیلاق (leylak), from Arabic لَيْلَك (laylak), from Persian لیلک (lilak, “lilac”). Doublet of lila.
Noun edit
liliac m (plural lilieci)
Declension edit
Declension of liliac
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) liliac | liliacul | (niște) lilieci | liliecii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) liliac | liliacului | (unor) lilieci | liliecilor |
| vocative | liliacule | liliecilor | ||
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Bulgarian лиляк (liljak), from Proto-Slavic *lelьkъ. Compare Ukrainian ли́ли́к (lýlýk), ле́ли́к (lélýk, “bat”), Polish lelek (“nightjar”), Slovak lelek (“nightjar”) and Macedonian лилјак (liljak).
Noun edit
liliac m (plural lilieci)
- bat (the flying mammal)
Declension edit
Declension of liliac
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) liliac | liliacul | (niște) lilieci | liliecii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) liliac | liliacului | (unor) lilieci | liliecilor |
| vocative | liliacule | liliecilor | ||