See also: lírio

Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese liro, lilio (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion). Doublet of lis, from French.

Cognate with Portuguese lírio, Spanish lirio, English lily.

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Noun

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lirio m (plural lirios)

  1. lily
    Synonym: azucena
    • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 272:
      mays brãca foy que a neue nẽ que frol de lilio
      she was whiter that snow and than the lily's flower
    • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 129:
      Para desfazer aquel callo ual moyto o maluisco et a Rayz do lilio et a Rayz do teixo et o baruasco pisado todo con exulla de porco et coyto desuun et posto como enprasto con hũa peça de pano, et rrenouar amyude ese enprasto duas ou tres uezes no día.
      to unmake that callus is very useful the marshmallow, and the root of the lily, and the root of the yew, and mullein, all crushed with pork lard and cooked together and applied as a plaster with a piece of cloth; and you shall renew often this plaster, twice or thrice a day
  2. iris (plant)

Etymology 2

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From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?] a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin glīs, glīris.

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lirio m (plural lirios)

  1. dormouse
    Synonyms: leirón, liria, liranco

Etymology 3

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Lirios

Unknown. Probably from a substrate language.

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lirio m (plural lirios)

  1. blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou)
    Synonym: mexete
  2. sea trout (Salmo trutta trutta)
    Synonym: reo

Etymology 4

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Playing lirio or billarda

Unknown.

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lirio m (plural lirios)

  1. tipcat
    Synonyms: billarda, estornela

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish lilio, borrowed from Latin līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion). Cognate with English lily.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈliɾjo/ [ˈli.ɾjo]
  • Rhymes: -iɾjo
  • Syllabification: li‧rio

Noun

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lirio m (plural lirios)

  1. flag (plant)
  2. iris (plant)
  3. lily (flower)
    Synonym: azucena

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