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English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
lies
- plural of lie
Verb
lies
- third-person singular simple present indicative of lie
Adjective
lies
- (Mid-Ulster) Great, wonderful
That kebab was lies!
Anagrams
- %iles, Elis, Iles, Isle, Leis, Lise, Sile, iles, isle, leis, sile, slie
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch lies.
Noun
lies (plural lieste)
- the groin
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch liesche. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Noun
lies f (plural liezen)
- loins, region near the groin
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Noun
lies f
- plural of lie
Verb
lies
- second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of lier
Anagrams
German
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Verb
lies
- imperative singular of lesen
Latin
Verb
līēs
- second-person singular present active subjunctive of līō
Limburgish
Alternative forms
Noun
lies f
- (widespread) list
Livonian
Etymology
Borrowing from Latvian liesa.
Noun
lies
- (Salaca) spleen
Luxembourgish
Verb
lies
- second-person singular present indicative of liesen
- second-person singular imperative of liesen
Old French
Noun
lies f pl
- oblique plural of lie
- nominative plural of lie
Portuguese
Verb
lies
- second-person singular present subjunctive of liar
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
lies m (Cyrillic spelling лиес)
- Obsolete spelling of lijes
Spanish
Verb
lies
- second-person singular voseo present subjunctive of liar
Swedish
Noun
lies
- indefinite genitive singular of lie
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