lia

See also: Lia, LIA, lía, Lía, liǎ, and li'a

Esperanto

Determiner

lia (accusative singular lian, plural liaj, accusative plural liajn)

  1. (possessive) his

See also

French

Verb

lia

  1. third-person singular past historic of lier

Anagrams

Ido

Determiner

lia

  1. (possessive) their

Irish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l̠ʲiə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish lïa, from Proto-Celtic *līwanks, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁- (“stone”) (compare Ancient Greek λᾶας (lâas, “stone”), Albanian lerë (“boulder”)).

Noun

lia m (genitive singular lia, nominative plural liaga)

  1. stone, pillar-stone
Declension
Derived terms
  • lia longadáin (“logan, logan stone, rocking stone”)

Etymology 2

From Old Irish líaig, cognate with Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (lēkeis) and English leech (“physician”).

Alternative forms

Noun

lia m (genitive singular lia, nominative plural lianna)

  1. healer, physician
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From Old Irish liae, from Proto-Celtic *liyants (compare Welsh lliant), present participle of *liyo-, from Proto-Indo-European *leyH- (compare Old Church Slavonic лити (liti, “to pour”), Lithuanian líeti.

Noun

lia m (genitive singular lia)

  1. (literary) flood, torrent
Declension

Etymology 4

From the stem of Old Irish il (“many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelh₁-.

Adjective

lia

  1. more, more numerous

Further reading

  • "lia" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “1 lía” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “2 lía” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “1 líaig” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • Entries containing “lia” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “lia” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Latin

Verb

līā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of līō

References

  • lia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • lia in Richard Stillwell et al., editor (1976) The Princeton Encyclopedia of Classical Sites, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press

Mandarin

Romanization

lia

  1. Nonstandard spelling of liǎ.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lia f

  1. definite singular of li

Portuguese

Verb

lia

  1. First-person singular (eu) imperfect indicative of ler
  2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) imperfect indicative of ler

Romansch

Alternative forms

Noun

lia f (plural lias)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader) league

Spanish

Verb

lia

  1. (Latin America) Informal second-person singular (voseo) affirmative imperative form of liar.

Swahili

Verb

-lia (infinitive kulia)

  1. Applicative form of -la: to eat with, for, or at

Derived terms

Verb

-lia (infinitive kulia)

  1. to cry, despair, lament

Conjugation

Conjugation of -lia
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kulia kutolia
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative lia lieni
Habitual hulia
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive nililia
nalilia		 tulilia
twalilia		 ulilia
walilia		 mlilia
mwalilia		 alilia walilia ulilia ililia lililia yalilia kililia vililia ililia zililia ulilia kulilia palilia mulilia
Relative niliolia
naliolia		 tuliolia
twaliolia		 uliolia
waliolia		 mliolia
mwaliolia		 aliolia waliolia uliolia iliolia liliolia yaliolia kiliolia viliolia iliolia ziliolia uliolia kuliolia paliolia muliolia
Negative sikulia hatukulia hukulia hamkulia hakulia hawakulia haukulia haikulia halikulia hayakulia hakikulia havikulia haikulia hazikulia haukulia hakukulia hapakulia hamukulia
Present
Positive ninalia
nalia		 tunalia unalia mnalia analia wanalia unalia inalia linalia yanalia kinalia vinalia inalia zinalia unalia kunalia panalia munalia
Relative ninaolia
naolia		 tunaolia unaolia mnaolia anaolia wanaolia unaolia inaolia linaolia yanaolia kinaolia vinaolia inaolia zinaolia unaolia kunaolia panaolia munaolia
Negative silii hatulii hulii hamlii halii hawalii haulii hailii halilii hayalii hakilii havilii hailii hazilii haulii hakulii hapalii hamulii
Future
Positive nitalia tutalia utalia mtalia atalia watalia utalia italia litalia yatalia kitalia vitalia italia zitalia utalia kutalia patalia mutalia
Relative nitakaolia tutakaolia utakaolia mtakaolia atakaolia watakaolia utakaolia itakaolia litakaolia yatakaolia kitakaolia vitakaolia itakaolia zitakaolia utakaolia kutakaolia patakaolia mutakaolia
Negative sitalia hatutalia hutalia hamtalia hatalia hawatalia hautalia haitalia halitalia hayatalia hakitalia havitalia haitalia hazitalia hautalia hakutalia hapatalia hamutalia
Subjunctive
Positive nilie tulie ulie mlie alie walie ulie ilie lilie yalie kilie vilie ilie zilie ulie kulie palie mulie
Negative nisilie tusilie usilie msilie asilie wasilie usilie isilie lisilie yasilie kisilie visilie isilie zisilie usilie kusilie pasilie musilie
Present Conditional
Positive ningelia tungelia ungelia mngelia angelia wangelia ungelia ingelia lingelia yangelia kingelia vingelia ingelia zingelia ungelia kungelia pangelia mungelia
Negative nisingelia
singelia		 tusingelia
hatungelia		 usingelia
hungelia		 msingelia
hamngelia		 asingelia
hangelia		 wasingelia
hawangelia		 usingelia
haungelia		 isingelia
haingelia		 lisingelia
halingelia		 yasingelia
hayangelia		 kisingelia
hakingelia		 visingelia
havingelia		 isingelia
haingelia		 zisingelia
hazingelia		 usingelia
haungelia		 kusingelia
hakungelia		 pasingelia
hapangelia		 musingelia
hamungelia
Past Conditional
Positive ningalilia tungalilia ungalilia mngalilia angalilia wangalilia ungalilia ingalilia lingalilia yangalilia kingalilia vingalilia ingalilia zingalilia ungalilia kungalilia pangalilia mungalilia
Negative nisingalilia
singalilia		 tusingalilia
hatungalilia		 usingalilia
hungalilia		 msingalilia
hamngalilia		 asingalilia
hangalilia		 wasingalilia
hawangalilia		 usingalilia
haungalilia		 isingalilia
haingalilia		 lisingalilia
halingalilia		 yasingalilia
hayangalilia		 kisingalilia
hakingalilia		 visingalilia
havingalilia		 isingalilia
haingalilia		 zisingalilia
hazingalilia		 usingalilia
haungalilia		 kusingalilia
hakungalilia		 pasingalilia
hapangalilia		 musingalilia
hamungalilia
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningelilia tungelilia ungelilia mngelilia angelilia wangelilia ungelilia ingelilia lingelilia yangelilia kingelilia vingelilia ingelilia zingelilia ungelilia kungelilia pangelilia mungelilia
General Relative
Positive niliao tuliao uliao mliao aliao waliao uliao iliao liliao yaliao kiliao viliao iliao ziliao uliao kuliao paliao muliao
Negative nisiolia tusiolia usiolia msiolia asiolia wasiolia usiolia isiolia lisiolia yasiolia kisiolia visiolia isiolia zisiolia usiolia kusiolia pasiolia musiolia
Gnomic
Positive nalia twalia walia mwalia alia walia walia yalia lalia yalia chalia vyalia yalia zalia walia kwalia palia mwalia
Perfect
Positive nimelia tumelia umelia mmelia amelia wamelia umelia imelia limelia yamelia kimelia vimelia imelia zimelia umelia kumelia pamelia mumelia
"Already"
Positive nimeshalia tumeshalia umeshalia mmeshalia ameshalia wameshalia umeshalia imeshalia limeshalia yameshalia kimeshalia vimeshalia imeshalia zimeshalia umeshalia kumeshalia pameshalia mumeshalia
"Not yet"
Negative sijalia hatujalia hujalia hamjalia hajalia hawajalia haujalia haijalia halijalia hayajalia hakijalia havijalia haijalia hazijalia haujalia hakujalia hapajalia hamujalia
"If/When"
Positive nikilia tukilia ukilia mkilia akilia wakilia ukilia ikilia likilia yakilia kikilia vikilia ikilia zikilia ukilia kukilia pakilia mukilia
"If not"
Negative nisipolia tusipolia usipolia msipolia asipolia wasipolia usipolia isipolia lisipolia yasipolia kisipolia visipolia isipolia zisipolia usipolia kusipolia pasipolia musipolia
Consecutive
Positive nikalia tukalia ukalia mkalia akalia wakalia ukalia ikalia likalia yakalia kikalia vikalia ikalia zikalia ukalia kukalia pakalia mukalia
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Tasmanian

Noun

lia

  1. water
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