lelieblank
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Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of lelie + blank. Compare English lily-white, possibly the etymon of the Dutch term. First attested in the early eighteenth century.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]lelieblank (not comparable)
- lily-white, pale white (now mainly referring to (pale) white skin tones)
Declension
[edit]Declension of lelieblank | ||||
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uninflected | lelieblank | |||
inflected | lelieblanke | |||
comparative | — | |||
positive | ||||
predicative/adverbial | lelieblank | |||
indefinite | m./f. sing. | lelieblanke | ||
n. sing. | lelieblank | |||
plural | lelieblanke | |||
definite | lelieblanke | |||
partitive | lelieblanks |