lilje

See also: Lilje

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lilja, from Latin līlium (“lily”) (pl līlia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liljə/, [ˈliljə]

Noun

lilje c (singular definite liljen, plural indefinite liljer)

1. lily

Inflection

Declension of lilje

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lilje	liljen	liljer	liljerne
genitive	liljes	liljens	liljers	liljernes

References

• “lilje” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “lilje” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse lilja, from Latin lilium.

Noun

lilje f or m (definite singular lilja or liljen, indefinite plural liljer, definite plural liljene)

1. lily

Derived terms

• påskelilje
• vannlilje, vasslilje

References

• “lilje” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse lilja, from Latin lilium.

Noun

lilje f (definite singular lilja, indefinite plural liljer, definite plural liljene)

1. lily

Derived terms

• påskelilje
• vasslilje

References

• “lilje” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.