Lila

See also: lila, líla, lilà, līlā, and L'Ila

English

Etymology 1

Variant of Leila or Lilah, depending on pronunciation; also associated with Spanish lila (“lilac”).

Proper noun

Lila

  1. A female given name from Arabic.
    • 1867, Lydia Maria Francis Child, A Romance of the Republic, Ticknor and Fields, published 1867, page 149:
      Your name is flowery too. I used to say Mamita would have called you Lady Viola; but violet colors and lilac colors are cousins, and they both suit your complexion and your name, Mamita Lila.
    • 2014, Marilynne Robinson, Lila, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
      “I been thinking about ‘Lila.’ I had a sister Lila. Give her a pretty name, maybe she could turn out pretty.”

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit लीला (līlā, “play, charm”).

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Lila

  1. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of Leila. Compare liila.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈli(ː)lɑ/, [ˈli(ː)lɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ilɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Li‧la

Proper noun

Lila

  1. a female given name

Declension
Inflection of Lila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Lila Lilat
genitive Lilan Lilojen
partitive Lilaa Liloja
illative Lilaan Liloihin
singular plural
nominative Lila Lilat
accusative nom. Lila Lilat
gen. Lilan
genitive Lilan Lilojen
Lilainrare
partitive Lilaa Liloja
inessive Lilassa Liloissa
elative Lilasta Liloista
illative Lilaan Liloihin
adessive Lilalla Liloilla
ablative Lilalta Liloilta
allative Lilalle Liloille
essive Lilana Liloina
translative Lilaksi Liloiksi
abessive Lilatta Liloitta
instructive — Liloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Lila (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lilani Lilani
accusative nom. Lilani Lilani
gen. Lilani
genitive Lilani Lilojeni
Lilainirare
partitive Lilaani Lilojani
inessive Lilassani Liloissani
elative Lilastani Liloistani
illative Lilaani Liloihini
adessive Lilallani Liloillani
ablative Lilaltani Liloiltani
allative Lilalleni Liloilleni
essive Lilanani Liloinani
translative Lilakseni Liloikseni
abessive Lilattani Liloittani
instructive — —
comitative — Liloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lilasi Lilasi
accusative nom. Lilasi Lilasi
gen. Lilasi
genitive Lilasi Lilojesi
Lilaisirare
partitive Lilaasi Lilojasi
inessive Lilassasi Liloissasi
elative Lilastasi Liloistasi
illative Lilaasi Liloihisi
adessive Lilallasi Liloillasi
ablative Lilaltasi Liloiltasi
allative Lilallesi Liloillesi
essive Lilanasi Liloinasi
translative Lilaksesi Liloiksesi
abessive Lilattasi Liloittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Liloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lilamme Lilamme
accusative nom. Lilamme Lilamme
gen. Lilamme
genitive Lilamme Lilojemme
Lilaimmerare
partitive Lilaamme Lilojamme
inessive Lilassamme Liloissamme
elative Lilastamme Liloistamme
illative Lilaamme Liloihimme
adessive Lilallamme Liloillamme
ablative Lilaltamme Liloiltamme
allative Lilallemme Liloillemme
essive Lilanamme Liloinamme
translative Lilaksemme Liloiksemme
abessive Lilattamme Liloittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Liloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lilanne Lilanne
accusative nom. Lilanne Lilanne
gen. Lilanne
genitive Lilanne Lilojenne
Lilainnerare
partitive Lilaanne Lilojanne
inessive Lilassanne Liloissanne
elative Lilastanne Liloistanne
illative Lilaanne Liloihinne
adessive Lilallanne Liloillanne
ablative Lilaltanne Liloiltanne
allative Lilallenne Liloillenne
essive Lilananne Liloinanne
translative Lilaksenne Liloiksenne
abessive Lilattanne Liloittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Liloinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Lilansa Lilansa
accusative nom. Lilansa Lilansa
gen. Lilansa
genitive Lilansa Lilojensa
Lilainsarare
partitive Lilaansa Lilojaan
Lilojansa
inessive Lilassaan
Lilassansa		 Liloissaan
Liloissansa
elative Lilastaan
Lilastansa		 Liloistaan
Liloistansa
illative Lilaansa Liloihinsa
adessive Lilallaan
Lilallansa		 Liloillaan
Liloillansa
ablative Lilaltaan
Lilaltansa		 Liloiltaan
Liloiltansa
allative Lilalleen
Lilallensa		 Liloilleen
Liloillensa
essive Lilanaan
Lilanansa		 Liloinaan
Liloinansa
translative Lilakseen
Lilaksensa		 Liloikseen
Liloiksensa
abessive Lilattaan
Lilattansa		 Liloittaan
Liloittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Liloineen
Liloinensa

Statistics
  • Lila is the 452nd most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 837 female individuals (and as a middle name to 217 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

German

Etymology

From older Lilas, from French lilas.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈliːla/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Li‧la

Noun

Lila n (strong, genitive Lilas, no plural)

  1. violet, purple (colour)

Declension
Declension of Lila [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Lila
genitive eines des Lilas
dative einem dem Lila
accusative ein das Lila

See also
Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)
     Weiß      Grau      Schwarz
             Rot (Purpur)              Orange; Braun              Gelb; Creme, Ocker
             Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)              Grün (Dunkelgrün)             
             Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)              Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)              Blau (Dunkelblau)
             Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)              Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)              Rosa; Pink

Further reading
  • “Lila” in Duden online
  • “Lila” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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