liliac

Romanian

Etymology 1
liliac – Syringa vulgaris

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لیلاق (leylak), from Arabic لَيْلَك (laylak), from Persian لیلک (lilak, “lilac”). Doublet of lila.

Noun

liliac m (plural lilieci)

  1. lilac
Declension
Declension of liliac
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) liliac liliacul (niște) lilieci liliecii
genitive/dative (unui) liliac liliacului (unor) lilieci liliecilor
vocative liliacule liliecilor
Derived terms

Etymology 2
lilieci – Rousettus aegyptiacus

Borrowed from Bulgarian лиляк (liljak), from Proto-Slavic *lelьkъ. Compare Ukrainian ли́ли́к (lýlýk), ле́ли́к (lélýk, “bat”), Polish lelek (“nightjar”), Slovak lelek (“nightjar”) and Macedonian лилјак (liljak).

Noun

liliac m (plural lilieci)

  1. bat (the flying mammal)
Declension
Declension of liliac
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) liliac liliacul (niște) lilieci liliecii
genitive/dative (unui) liliac liliacului (unor) lilieci liliecilor
vocative liliacule liliecilor
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.