Liza

See also: liza, Líza, liză, liža, liżą, лиза, -liza, and -lizą

Translingual

Etymology

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Cognates

LLISA in Catalan (also Mújol). In Portuguese and old Castilian Spanish, LIÇA. In Italian LECCIA/LIZZA. In Venetan, LISSA. In Serbo-Croatian LÌCA. Supposing that the old primitive form were ALICIA, it might be related to the Latin Word ALLEC (sort of big sardine, hering). Cf. Diccionari Etimològic i Complementari de la Llengua Catalana, p. 221-222-223, Curial Edicions Catalanes, Barcelona 1985. In Latin, Mugil or Mugilis. Mújol in Spanish (but also Lisa, Liza). Cf. Diccionario de Uso del Español María Moliner, Ed. Gredos, Madrid 1984).

Proper noun

Liza f

A taxonomic genus within the family Mugilidae – a large group of mullets.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Mugiliformes – order; Mugilidae – family

References

Liza (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Liza on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Liza on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

English

Proper noun

Liza

A diminutive of the female given names Eliza or Elizabeth, from Hebrew.

Anagrams

zail, Lazi, zila, aliz, Zila

Walloon

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /li.ˈza/

Proper noun

Liza

a female given name, equivalent to English Lisa