lelie
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lilie, lēlie, from Old Dutch līlia, lilia, from Late Latin līlia, the plural of Latin līlium that was reinterpreted as a singular form.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˈleːli/
- Hyphenation: le‧lie
Noun
lelie f (plural lelies or leliën, diminutive lelietje n)
- (botany) A lily.
- (heraldry) A fleur-de-lis, although botanically an iris.
Usage notes
- The plural leliën belongs to a higher register and is uncommon in spoken language.
Derived terms
- cobralelie
- daglelie
- haaklelie
- Incalelie
- kafferlelie
- leliaard
- lelieachtig
- lelieblank
- leliehaan
- lelietje van dalen
- paaslelie
- paddenlelie
- roggelelie
- spinlelie
- tijgerlelie
- Turkse lelie
Descendants
- → Papiamentu: leli
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɛ.lje/
- Rhymes: -ɛlje
- Hyphenation: lè‧lie
Anagrams
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