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Liza
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liza Líza liză liža liżą лиза -liza -lizą
Translingual
thumb|Liza macrolepsis
Etymology
mul
2 cog
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
1 f
genus family Mugilidae a large group of mullets
Hypernyms
genus
References
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English
Proper noun
en female Hebrew Eliza,Elizabeth.
Derived terms
en LizQuen
Anagrams
en ailz zail Lazi zila aliz Zila
Albanian
Proper noun
f
sq female
Walloon
Pronunciation
wa /li.ˈza/
Proper noun
wa proper noun
wa female Lisa