From the genus name.
tilia (plural tilias )
Any tree of the linden genus Tilia .
Probably a borrowing from a Mediterranean substrate , found also in Ancient Greek πτελέα ( pteléa , “ elm ” ) and Old Armenian թեղի ( tʻełi ) .
tilia f (genitive tiliae ) ; first declension
linden or lime tree
the inner bark of the linden or lime tree
First-declension noun.
“tilia ”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ) A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press
“tilia ”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891 ) An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers
tilia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
tilia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934 ) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette.
-tilia (infinitive kutilia )
Applicative form of -tia : to put for, to employ for
Conjugation of -tilia
Positive present
-na tilia
Subjunctive
-tilie
Negative
-tilii
Imperative singular
tilia
Infinitives
Imperatives
Tensed forms
Habitual
hutilia
Positive past
positive subject concord + -li tilia
Negative past
negative subject concord + -ku tilia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -na tilia)
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni natilia/na tilia
tu natilia
2nd person
u natilia
m natilia
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a natilia
wa natilia
other classes
positive subject concord + -na tilia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -tilii )
Singular
Plural
1st person
si tilii
hatu tilii
2nd person
hu tilii
ham tilii
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
ha tilii
hawa tilii
other classes
negative subject concord + -tilii
Positive future
positive subject concord + -ta tilia
Negative future
negative subject concord + -ta tilia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -tilie )
Singular
Plural
1st person
ni tilie
tu tilie
2nd person
u tilie
m tilie
3rd person
m-wa(I/II)
a tilie
wa tilie
other classes
positive subject concord + -tilie
Negative subjunctive
positive subject concord + -si tilie
Positive present conditional
positive subject concord + -nge tilia
Negative present conditional
positive subject concord + -singe tilia
Positive past conditional
positive subject concord + -ngali tilia
Negative past conditional
positive subject concord + -singali tilia
Perfect
positive subject concord + -me tilia
"Already"
positive subject concord + -mesha tilia
"Not yet"
negative subject concord + -ja tilia
"If/When"
positive subject concord + -ki tilia
"If not"
positive subject concord + -sipo tilia
Consecutive
katilia / positive subject concord + -ka tilia
Consecutive subjunctive
positive subject concord + -ka tilie
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.