Laus

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See also: laus and -laus

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laʊ̯s/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯s
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Noun

Laus f (genitive Laus, plural Läuse, diminutive Läuschen n, feminine (rare) Läusin)

  1. louse

Declension

Declension of Laus
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Laus die Läuse
genitive einer der Laus der Läuse
dative einer der Laus den Läusen
accusative eine die Laus die Läuse

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Further reading

  • “Laus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Laus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Laus” in Duden online
  • “Laus” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Laus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Pronunciation

Noun

Laus f (plural Leis)

  1. louse

Further reading

Latin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Laus f sg (genitive Laudis); third declension

  1. Lodi (a town in Lombardy, Italy)

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Laus
Genitive Laudis
Dative Laudī
Accusative Laudem
Ablative Laude
Vocative Laus
Locative Laudī
Laude

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Pronunciation

Noun

Laus f (plural Lais)

  1. louse (insect)

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Compare German Laus, Dutch luis, English louse.

Noun

Laus f (plural Leis)

  1. louse
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