lilio

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

līliō

  1. dative/ablative singular of līlium