"lila" meaning in Dutch

See lila in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈli.laː/ Audio: nl-lila.ogg Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], lila [adverbial, positive, predicative], lila [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], lila [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], lila [indefinite, plural, positive], lila [definite, positive], lila's [partitive, positive]
Etymology: From French lilas, from lilacs, the plural of lilac. Etymology templates: {{der|nl|fr|lilas}} French lilas Head templates: {{nl-adj|-|inv=1}} lila (invariable, not comparable) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj|lila|-}}
  1. lilac Tags: invariable, not-comparable Derived forms: donkerlila, lichtlila, lila-achtig, lilablauw, lilabruin, lilakleurig
    Sense id: en-lila-nl-adj-smgCbBSA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈli.laː/ Audio: nl-lila.ogg Forms: lila's [plural], lilaatje [diminutive, neuter]
Etymology: From French lilas, from lilacs, the plural of lilac. Etymology templates: {{der|nl|fr|lilas}} French lilas Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-'s|+}} lila n (plural lila's, diminutive lilaatje n)
  1. lilac (color) Tags: neuter
    Sense id: en-lila-nl-noun-4K6VBsS5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈli.laː/ Audio: nl-lila.ogg Forms: lila's [plural], lilaatje [diminutive, neuter], lilla [alternative]
Etymology: From Classical Malay ليلا (“lela, lila”). Etymology templates: {{der|nl|ms-cla|ليلا|t=lela, lila}} Classical Malay ليلا (“lela, lila”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|?|-'s|+}} lila ? (plural lila's, diminutive lilaatje n)
  1. a small, even shoulder-portable type of (colonial?) field gun, notably used in the East Indies
    Sense id: en-lila-nl-noun-TB0tDtaV Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Olive family plants, Purples Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 17 4 79 Disambiguation of Olive family plants: 12 8 80 Disambiguation of Purples: 23 17 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "lilas",
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    [
      "lilacs",
      "lilacs#French"
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      "lilac",
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        "li",
        "la"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-lila-nl-noun-4K6VBsS5",
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          "lilac"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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      "source": "declension",
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        },
        {
          "word": "lilablauw"
        },
        {
          "word": "lilabruin"
        },
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          "word": "lilakleurig"
        }
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      "tags": [
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "orig": "nl:Olive family plants",
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          "name": "Purples",
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        [
          "East Indies",
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        "positive"
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