lilio

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion), ultimately from Egyptian ḥrrt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [liˈlio]
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• Rhymes: -io
• Hyphenation: li‧li‧o

Noun

lilio (accusative singular lilion, plural lilioj, accusative plural liliojn)

1. lily (flower in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae)
   • Edmund Privat, "Lasta Kiso":

     Vi kien flugis, papilio,
     Tremante kaj rapide?
     Jam mortis rozo kaj lilio
     Kaj venas frost' perfide.

     Where are you flying, butterfly,
     trembling and quickly?
     The rose and lily are already dead
     And frost is coming treacherously.

Latin

Noun

līliō

1. dative/ablative singular of līlium