ljóss

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Icelandic

Noun

ljóss

  1. indefinite genitive singular of ljós

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

Adjective

ljóss

  1. light, bright
  2. bright, shining
  3. light-coloured, fair
  4. clear, evident, plain

Declension

    Strong declension of ljóss
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ljóss ljós ljóst
accusative ljósan ljósa ljóst
dative ljósum ljóssi ljósu
genitive ljóss ljóssar ljóss
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ljósir ljósar ljós
accusative ljósa ljósar ljós
dative ljósum ljósum ljósum
genitive ljóssa ljóssa ljóssa
    Weak declension of ljóss
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative ljósi ljósa ljósa
accusative ljósa ljósu ljósa
dative ljósa ljósu ljósa
genitive ljósa ljósu ljósa
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative ljósu ljósu ljósu
accusative ljósu ljósu ljósu
dative ljósum ljósum ljósum
genitive ljósu ljósu ljósu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: ljós
  • Faroese: ljósur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ljos
  • Elfdalian: liuos
  • Old Swedish: liūs
  • Danish: lys
    • Norwegian Bokmål: lys
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: lys

References

  • Entry "ljóss" on page 276 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).
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