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English
Noun
lys
plural of ly
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch lijst .
Pronunciation
Noun
lys (plural lyste , diminutive lysie )
list , record
Albanian
Etymology
A variant of lis .
Verb
lys (aorist lysa , participle lysur )
to pour
Derived terms
Cornish
Etymology
Cognate with Welsh llys , Irish lios , and Breton lez
Noun
lys f (plural lysow )
( law ) court
Danish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ljóss , from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz .
Adjective
lys
light , bright
( of hair ) fair , blond
cheerful , sunny
high-pitched
Inflection
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 )
light
candle
Inflection
See also
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
lys
imperative of lyse
French
Pronunciation
Noun
lys m (plural lys )
Alternative spelling of lis ( flower )
Further reading
Middle English
Noun
lys
plural of lous
Norwegian Bokmål
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 )
light (not dark )
(hair ) fair , blonde
(skin ) fair
bright (e.g. person )
en lys idé ― a bright idea
Adverb
lys
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 )
( uncountable ) light
se dagens lys ― see the light of day (be born, begin to exist)
( countable ) a light
levende lys, stearinlys ― a candle
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
lys
imperative of lyse
References
“lys” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
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 )
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 )
Alternative form of ljos
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
lys
imperative of lysa
References
“lys” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Old English
Noun
lȳs
inflection of lūs :
dative singular
nominative / accusative plural
Swedish
Pronunciation
Verb
lys
imperative of lysa
Anagrams
Welsh
Pronunciation
Noun
lys
Soft mutation of llys .
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.