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Finnish

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Etymology

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Calque of English water lily; vesi (water) +‎ lilja (lily)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋesiˌliljɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠iˌliljɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -iljɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): vesi‧lilja

Noun

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vesililja (uncommon)

  1. Synonym of lumme (water lily)

Usage notes

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The word vesililja is actually a misconception brought on by sloppy translators.

Declension

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Inflection of vesililja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative vesililja vesililjat
genitive vesililjan vesililjojen
partitive vesililjaa vesililjoja
illative vesililjaan vesililjoihin
singular plural
nominative vesililja vesililjat
accusative nom. vesililja vesililjat
gen. vesililjan
genitive vesililjan vesililjojen
vesililjain rare
partitive vesililjaa vesililjoja
inessive vesililjassa vesililjoissa
elative vesililjasta vesililjoista
illative vesililjaan vesililjoihin
adessive vesililjalla vesililjoilla
ablative vesililjalta vesililjoilta
allative vesililjalle vesililjoille
essive vesililjana vesililjoina
translative vesililjaksi vesililjoiksi
abessive vesililjatta vesililjoitta
instructive vesililjoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vesililja (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)