lys

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See also: Lys, lýs, Łyś, and lys'

English

Noun

lys

  1. plural of ly

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lijst.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ləis/
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Noun

lys (plural lyste, diminutive lysie)

  1. list, record

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A variant of lis.

Verb

lys (aorist lysa, participle lysur)

  1. to pour

Derived terms

Related terms

Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ljóss, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

Adjective

lys

  1. light, bright
  2. (of hair) fair, blond
  3. cheerful, sunny
  4. high-pitched
Inflection
Inflection of lys
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular lys lysere lysest2
Indefinite neuter singular lyst lysere lysest2
Plural lyse lysere lysest2
Definite attributive1 lyse lysere lyseste
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ljós, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.

Noun

lys n (singular definite lyset, plural indefinite lys)

  1. light
  2. candle
Inflection
Declension of lys
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lys lyset lys lysene
genitive lys' lysets lys' lysenes
See also

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lys

  1. imperative of lyse

French

Pronunciation

Noun

lys m (plural lys)

  1. Alternative spelling of lis (flower)

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

lys

  1. plural of lous

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology 1

From Danish lys, from Old Norse ljóss, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lys (neuter singular lyst, definite singular and plural lyse, comparative lysere, indefinite superlative lysest, definite superlative lyseste)

  1. light (not dark)
  2. (hair) fair, blonde
  3. (skin) fair
  4. bright (e.g. person)
    en lys idé ― a bright idea

Adverb

lys

  1. light (in colour)
    lys blå ― light blue (blå being an adjective; however it can also be written as a compound: lyseblå)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Danish lys, from Old Danish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.

Noun

lys n (definite singular lyset, indefinite plural lys, definite plural lysa or lysene)

  1. (uncountable) light
    se dagens lys ― see the light of day (be born, begin to exist)
  2. (countable) a light
    levende lys, stearinlys ― a candle
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lys

  1. imperative of lyse

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

From Danish lys, perhaps via Norwegian Bokmål lys, from Old Danish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.

Pronunciation

Noun

lys n (definite singular lyset, indefinite plural lys, definite plural lysa)

  1. Alternative form of ljos
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Danish lys, perhaps via Norwegian Bokmål lys, from Old Danish , from Old Norse ljóss, Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

Adjective

lys (neuter lyst, definite singular and plural lyse, comparative lysare, indefinite superlative lysast, definite superlative lysaste)

  1. Alternative form of ljos
Derived terms

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lys

  1. imperative of lysa

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

Verb

lys

  1. imperative of lysa

Anagrams

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

lys

  1. Soft mutation of llys.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llys lys unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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