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Lolita
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lolita
English
Pronunciation
en /ləʊlˈli.tə/ RP
en /loʊlˈli.ɾə/ /ləlˈli.ɾə/ GenAm
en en-us-lolita.ogg US
Etymology 1
en :bor es:Lolita 1
The name is from en es Lolita, diminutive of es Lola, from the given name es Dolores.
The noun derives from the name: see the etymology at en lolita for details.
Proper noun
en female Spanish.
en 1955 w:Vladimir Nabokov Lolita 1 She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita.
Derived terms
en Lolitaesque Lolitaish lolita
Translations
female given name
Arabic: ar لُولِيتَا f
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 洛麗塔 Luòlìtǎ
Hindi: hi लोलिता
Japanese: ja ロリタ Rorita
Korean: ko ^로리타
Russian: ru Лоли́та f
Noun
en lolita, a girl pursued sexually by an adult man, a nymphet.
Etymology 2
en as,bn ললিতা, en or ଲଳିତା 1.
Proper noun
en Lalita.
en female Assamese, Bengali, Odia and Santali.
French
Etymology
fr :bor en:Lolita
fr en Lolita.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
fr female
fr 1963 Vladimir Nabokov, Éric Kahane Lolita: Traduit de l'anglais par E.H. Kahane. Roman 1 Livre de poche (impr. Brodard et Taupin) Elle était Lo le matin, Lo tout court, un mètre quarante-huit en chaussettes, debout sur un seul pied. Elle était Lola en pantalon. Elle était Dolly à l’école. Elle était Dolorès sur le pointillé des formulaires. Mais dans mes bras, c’était toujours Lolita. She was Lo in the morning, just Lo, one meter forty-eight in socks, standing on one foot. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line of forms. But in my arms, she was always Lolita.
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1928. From lv es Lolita. Character in the play Lolitas brīnumputns (1926) by Anna Brigadere.
Proper noun
lv proper noun f
en Lolita: lv female
References
Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, 5-7966-0278-0
Population Register of Latvia: Lolita was the only given name of 1849 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Lithuanian
Proper noun
f
en Lolita: lt female
Spanish
Etymology
es :af Lola -ita<id:diminutive> + 1
Pronunciation
Proper noun
f
en Lolita: es female Dolores
Descendants
en Lolita 1
en lolita
ja ロリータ
lv Lolita 1
lt Lolita 1
ar لُولِيتَا 1
ja ロリータ 1
ja ロリ
ko 로리
ko 로리타 1
ru Лоли́та 1