lelie
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lilie, lēlie, from Old Dutch līlia, lilia, from Late Latin līlia, the plural of Latin līlium that was reinterpreted as a singular form.
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - IPA(key): /ˈleːli/
- Hyphenation: le‧lie
Noun
lelie f (plural lelies or leliën, diminutive lelietje n)
- (botany) lily
- (heraldry) fleur-de-lis, although botanically an iris
Derived terms
- leliaard
- lelieachtig
- lelieblank
- lelietje van dalen
- cobralelie
- daglelie
- haaklelie
- Incalelie
- paddenlelie
- spinlelie
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