lus

See also: lús and Łuś

English

Noun

lus

  1. plural of lu

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Indo-European *lawH-.

Noun

lus c (singular definite lusen, plural indefinite lus)

  1. louse

Inflection
Declension of lus
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lus lusen lus lusene
genitive lus' lusens lus' lusenes

Dutch

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lʏs/
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Noun

lus f (plural lussen, diminutive lusje n)

  1. loop

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ly/

Verb

lus

  1. first-person singular past historic of lire
  2. second-person singular past historic of lire

Participle

lus

  1. masculine past participle of lire

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lus (“plant, herb, vegetable”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lus m (genitive singular lusa, nominative plural lusanna)

  1. plant, herb
    Synonym: luibh

Declension
Declension of lus

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative lus lusanna
Vocative a lus a lusanna
Genitive lusa lusanna
Dative lus lusanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an lus na lusanna
Genitive an lusa na lusanna
Dative leis an lus

don lus

 leis na lusanna

Derived terms
  • aelus m (“liverwort”)
  • lus anainn m (“pineapple weed”)
  • lus an aisig m (“daffodil”)
  • lus an bhainne m (“milkwort”)
  • lus an bhalla m (“wallflower”)
  • lus an bhorraigh m (“bladder-wort”)
  • lus an chairdinéil m (“cardinal-flower”)
  • lus an chodlata m (“opium poppy”)
  • lus an choilm m (“columbine”)
  • lus an choire m (“coriander”)
  • lus an chorráin m (“spleenwort”)
  • lus an chromchinn m (“narcissus; daffodil”)
  • lus an chrúbáin m (“gentian”)
  • lus an dá phingin m (“moneywort”)
  • lus an easpaig m, lus an ghúta m (“ground elder”)
  • lus an ghiolla m (“lousewort”)
  • lus an ghrá m (“love-lies-bleeding”)
  • lus an leanna m (“hop”)
  • lus an óir m (“hedge-mustard”)
  • lus an phiobair m (“peppermint”)
  • lus an sparáin m (“shepherd's purse”)
  • lus an tóiteáin m (“houseleek”)
  • lus an treacha m (“thyme-leaved speedwell”)
  • lus an tsabhdáin m (“sultan”)
  • lus an tsiocaire m (“chicory”)
  • lus an úcaire m (“teasel”)
  • lus beatha m (“betony”)
  • lus braonach m (“dropwort”)
  • lus buí Bealtaine m (“marsh marigold”)
  • lus cailce m (“gypsophila”)
  • lus caisil m (“asphodel”)
  • lus cigilteach m (“sensitive plant”)
  • lus coise gé m (“goosefoot”)
  • lus croí m (“heart's-ease”)
  • lus cumhra m (“sweet herb”)
  • lus gan athair gan mháthair m (“duckweed”)
  • lus garbh m (“goose-grass, cleavers”)
  • lus gormáin m (“bluebottle, cornflower”)
  • lus liath m (“lavender”)
  • lus mín m (“dill”)
  • lus míonla m (“forget-me-not”)
  • lus molach m (“woodruff”)
  • lus mór m (“foxglove”)
  • lus mór na coille m (“deadly nightshade, belladonna”)
  • lus na bhfear beag m (“heath, white, bedstraw”)
  • lus na bhfrancach m (“tansy”)
  • lus na bó m (“cucumber”)
  • lus na Cásca m (“pasque-flower”)
  • lus na feannóige m (“crowberry”)
  • lus na fola m (“shepherd's purse”)
  • lus na gaoithe m (“wood anemone”)
  • lus na gcnámh m (“samphire”)
  • lus na gcnapán m (“lesser celandine”)
  • lus na gealaí m (“honesty”)
  • lus na gile m (“sweet-william”)
  • lus na gloine m (“glasswort”)
  • lus na gréine m (“sunflower”)
  • lus na hoíche m (“nightshade”)
  • lus na magairlí m (“orchid”)
  • lus na mbanríon m (“auricula”)
  • lus na mban sí m (“foxglove”)
  • lus na mbrat m, lus mhic rí Breatan m (“wild thyme”)
  • lus na meala m (“balm”)
  • lus na páise m (“passion-flower”)
  • lus na pingine m (“pennywort”)
  • lus na seabhac m (“hawkweed”)
  • lus na seangán m (“wall-pepper”)
  • lus na seicne m (“rupturewort”)
  • lus na síochána m (“yellow loosestrife”)
  • lus na smáileog m (“wild celery”)
  • lus na súl buí m (“charlock”)
  • lus nathrach m (“viper's bugloss”)
  • lus síoda m (“ragged robin”)
  • lus súch m, lus súgach m, lus spreagtha m (“asparagus”)
  • lus tine m (“fire-weed, rose-bay willow-herb”)

References
  • "lus" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • “1 lus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish lus (“plant, herb, vegetable”).

Noun

lus m (genitive singular lus, plural lussyn)

  1. plant, herb
  2. leek
  3. vervain

Derived terms

References
  • “1 lus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *luHs-, *lewH-.

Noun

lus m or f (definite singular lusa or lusen, indefinite plural lus, definite plural lusene)

  1. a louse (plural lice)

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *luHs-, *lewH-.

Noun

lus f (definite singular lusa, indefinite plural lus or lyser, definite plural lusene or lysene)

  1. a louse (plural lice)

Derived terms

References

Novial

Pronoun

lus

  1. they (all sexless objects); them (all sexless objects)

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lūs. Compare Old High German lūs, Old Norse lús.

Noun

lūs f (nominative plural lȳs)

  1. louse

Declension
Declension of lus (strong consonant stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lūs lȳs
accusative lūs lȳs
genitive lȳs, lūse lūsa
dative lȳs lūsum

Descendants

Old French

Noun

lus m (oblique plural lus, nominative singular lus, nominative plural lus)

  1. pike (fish)

Old Irish

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *lussus (“medicinal herb, vegetable”), likely influenced by Proto-Celtic *lubā (“herb, plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *(h₃)lewbʰ- (“leaf”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /l͈us/

Noun

lus m

  1. plant, herb, vegetable
  2. leek

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
lus
also llus after a proclitic		 lus
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/		 lus
also llus after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  • “1 lus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Noun

lūs f

  1. louse

Declension
Declension of lūs (consonant stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lūs lūsin lȳs lȳssinar, -ena(r)
accusative lūs lūsina, -ena lȳs lȳssinar, -ena(r)
dative lūs lūsinni, -inne lūsum, -om lūsumin, -omen
genitive lūsa(r) lūsinna(r) lūsa lūsanna

Descendants

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lus (“plant, herb, vegetable”).

Noun

lus m (genitive singular luis or lusa, plural lusan)

  1. plant, herb
  2. weed

Synonyms

Derived terms

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “1 lus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lūs, from Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *luHs-, *lewH-.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

lus c

  1. louse

Declension
Declension of lus 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative lus lusen löss lössen
Genitive lus lusens löss lössens

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Indo-European *lawH-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lʉːs/, [lÿ́ːs], [lɛ́u̯ːs]
    Rhymes: -ʉ́ːs

Noun

lus f (definite singular lusa, plural lyss, definite plural lystren)

  1. louse

Derived terms
  • lusgräs n (“Huperzia selago”)
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