λείριον

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Fayyumic Coptic ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ (hlēri) (compare Sahidic Coptic ϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ (hrēre)), from Demotic (ḥrry), from Egyptian
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(ḥrrt, flower).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

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

  1. Madonna lily (Lilium candidum)
  2. paperwhite (Narcissus tazetta)
  3. autumn narcissus (Narcissus serotinus)

Declension

Derived terms

  • λείρινος (leírinos)
  • λειριόεις (leirióeis)
  • λειριοπολφανεμώνη (leiriopolphanemṓnē)
  • λείριος (leírios)
  • λειριώδης (leiriṓdēs)

Descendants

  • Greek: λειρί (leirí, cock's comb)
  • Latin: līlium (see there for further descendants)
  • Serbo-Croatian: lijȇr

References

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