Lilja

See also: lilja

Faroese

Proper noun

Lilja

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Lilja: Liljuson
• daughter of Lilja: Liljudóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Lilja
Accusative	Lilju
Dative	Lilju
Genitive	Lilju

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Finnish

Etymology

A 19th century flower name from lilja (“lily”). Comparable to English Lily.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliljɑ/, [ˈliljɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iljɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Lil‧ja

Proper noun

Lilja

1. a female given name
2. a surname

Declension

Inflection of Lilja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Lilja	Liljat
genitive		Liljan	Liljojen
partitive		Liljaa	Liljoja
illative		Liljaan	Liljoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Lilja	Liljat
accusative	nom.	Lilja	Liljat
	gen.	Liljan
genitive		Liljan	Liljojen Liljain rare
partitive		Liljaa	Liljoja
inessive		Liljassa	Liljoissa
elative		Liljasta	Liljoista
illative		Liljaan	Liljoihin
adessive		Liljalla	Liljoilla
ablative		Liljalta	Liljoilta
allative		Liljalle	Liljoille
essive		Liljana	Liljoina
translative		Liljaksi	Liljoiksi
abessive		Liljatta	Liljoitta
instructive		—	Liljoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Lilja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Liljani Liljani accusative nom. Liljani Liljani gen. Liljani genitive Liljani Liljojeni Liljaini rare partitive Liljaani Liljojani inessive Liljassani Liljoissani elative Liljastani Liljoistani illative Liljaani Liljoihini adessive Liljallani Liljoillani ablative Liljaltani Liljoiltani allative Liljalleni Liljoilleni essive Liljanani Liljoinani translative Liljakseni Liljoikseni abessive Liljattani Liljoittani instructive — — comitative — Liljoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Liljasi Liljasi accusative nom. Liljasi Liljasi gen. Liljasi genitive Liljasi Liljojesi Liljaisi rare partitive Liljaasi Liljojasi inessive Liljassasi Liljoissasi elative Liljastasi Liljoistasi illative Liljaasi Liljoihisi adessive Liljallasi Liljoillasi ablative Liljaltasi Liljoiltasi allative Liljallesi Liljoillesi essive Liljanasi Liljoinasi translative Liljaksesi Liljoiksesi abessive Liljattasi Liljoittasi instructive — — comitative — Liljoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Liljamme Liljamme accusative nom. Liljamme Liljamme gen. Liljamme genitive Liljamme Liljojemme Liljaimme rare partitive Liljaamme Liljojamme inessive Liljassamme Liljoissamme elative Liljastamme Liljoistamme illative Liljaamme Liljoihimme adessive Liljallamme Liljoillamme ablative Liljaltamme Liljoiltamme allative Liljallemme Liljoillemme essive Liljanamme Liljoinamme translative Liljaksemme Liljoiksemme abessive Liljattamme Liljoittamme instructive — — comitative — Liljoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Liljanne Liljanne accusative nom. Liljanne Liljanne gen. Liljanne genitive Liljanne Liljojenne Liljainne rare partitive Liljaanne Liljojanne inessive Liljassanne Liljoissanne elative Liljastanne Liljoistanne illative Liljaanne Liljoihinne adessive Liljallanne Liljoillanne ablative Liljaltanne Liljoiltanne allative Liljallenne Liljoillenne essive Liljananne Liljoinanne translative Liljaksenne Liljoiksenne abessive Liljattanne Liljoittanne instructive — — comitative — Liljoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Liljansa Liljansa accusative nom. Liljansa Liljansa gen. Liljansa genitive Liljansa Liljojensa Liljainsa rare partitive Liljaansa Liljojaan Liljojansa inessive Liljassaan Liljassansa Liljoissaan Liljoissansa elative Liljastaan Liljastansa Liljoistaan Liljoistansa illative Liljaansa Liljoihinsa adessive Liljallaan Liljallansa Liljoillaan Liljoillansa ablative Liljaltaan Liljaltansa Liljoiltaan Liljoiltansa allative Liljalleen Liljallensa Liljoilleen Liljoillensa essive Liljanaan Liljanansa Liljoinaan Liljoinansa translative Liljakseen Liljaksensa Liljoikseen Liljoiksensa abessive Liljattaan Liljattansa Liljoittaan Liljoittansa instructive — — comitative — Liljoineen Liljoinensa

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin lilium (meaning "lily").

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪlja

Noun

Lilja f (genitive singular Lilju, nominative plural Liljur)

1. a female given name
2. A celebrated religious poem by Eysteinn Ásgrímsson.

Declension

Declension of Lilja
f-w1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Lilja
accusative	Lilju
dative	Lilju
genitive	Lilju