lelieblank

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of lelie +‎ blank. Compare English lily-white, possibly the etymon of the Dutch term. First attested in the early eighteenth century.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌleː.liˈblɑŋk/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: le‧lie‧blank
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋk

Adjective[edit]

lelieblank (not comparable)

  1. lily-white, pale white (now mainly referring to (pale) white skin tones)

Inflection[edit]

Inflection of lelieblank
uninflected lelieblank
inflected lelieblanke
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial lelieblank
indefinite m./f. sing. lelieblanke
n. sing. lelieblank
plural lelieblanke
definite lelieblanke
partitive lelieblanks