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lis.

lily

3 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/lis/

  1. lily

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French lis, from Old French lis, generalised from the nominative singular and accusative plural of earlier lil, from Latin lilium. The final /s/ survives from the Middle French pausal pronunciation (as in fils, ours, os, tous, etc.), but fleur de lis was formerly also pronounced with /li/.

verb/li/

  1. inflection of lire: first/second-person singular present indicative

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · second-person · singular

  2. inflection of lire: second-person singular present imperative

    form-of · imperative · present · second-person · singular
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