λείριον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ (hlēri), variant of ϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ (hrēre), from Demotic (ḥrrj), from Egyptian


(ḥrrt, flower).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

λείριον (leírion) n (genitive λειρίου); second declension

  1. lily (Lilium candidum)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: λειρί (leirí) ‘cock's comb’
  • Latin: līlium
  • Serbo-Croatian: lijȇr
  • Translingual: Lilium

References

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