different between lilia vs lily

Latin

Noun

l?lia

1. nominative plural of l?lium
2. accusative plural of l?lium
3. vocative plural of l?lium

References

• lilia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Polish

Etymology

From Latin l?lium, from Ancient Greek ??????? (leírion), from Fayyumic Coptic ????? (hl?ri), from Demotic (?rry), from Egyptian

(?rrt, “flower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?i.l?a/

Noun

lilia f

1. (botanical) lily
2. (colloquial) lily flower
3. (heraldry) fleur-de-lis

Declension

Further reading

• lilia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Pronunciation

Verb

-lilia (infinitive kulilia)

1. Applicative form of -lia

Conjugation

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?li/
• Rhymes: -?li

Noun

lily (plural lilies)

1. Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
2. Any of several species of herbaceous flower which may or may not resemble the genus Lilium in some way, and which are not closely related to it or each other.
3. (heraldry) The flower used as a heraldic charge; also commonly used to describe the fleur-de-lis.
4. The end of a compass needle that should point north, traditionally often ornamented with the figure of a lily or fleur-de-lis.
5. (card games, usually in the plural) A royal spade in auction bridge.
6. (cartomancy) The thirtieth Lenormand card, representing calmness and maturity.

Alternative forms

• lilly (obsolete)

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

lily (not comparable)

1. (slang, derogatory) White (as a racial epithet).

Anagrams

• illy