Lilitu, /lɪ'lɪtuː/, n. Lilitu. See encyclopedia article.

usage: Contrary to its usage in other languages, lilitu is actually a demonym (cultural name), not a species name. Groups such as the Mitradzhethíasa, the Egrekeloi, and various isolated slokdtabasa who survived the extinction of the Ksreskézai are not generally referred to using the word "lilitu," but rather egrekelu.

etymology: Directly from Rotomemi; recovered from documents possessed by Moiléa Tévopía.
attestation: Over time this displaced egrekelu as the species name; the latter was virtually unknown to the general public by the time of the Shattering.
Archaic (Oksí, Íomanazinení, Zeyetaní, early Venrafivíai): inflect as -a feminine noun.
Classical (late Venrafivíai, Sarasí, Illeran, Ketalán, Dísséan): inflect as -a (feminine/azhoi adzhrekía) in all forms except singular nominative. Treat as true feminine.
related: egrekelu, slokdtabu, Lilitina
tags: noun, concrete, people, culture, living, biology, nation
reverse terms: Lilitu