læs
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hlass, from hlaða (“to stack”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛs/, [lɛs]
Noun
læs n (singular definite læsset, plural indefinite læs)
Inflection
Declension of læs
| neuter gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | læs | læsset | læs | læssene |
| genitive | læs' | læssets | læs' | læssenes |
Etymology 2
See læse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɛːs/, [lɛːˀs]
Verb
læs
- imperative of læse
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [laiːs]
- Rhymes: -aiːs
Adjective
læs (comparative læsari, superlative læsastur)
- literate (able to read)
- insightful, perceptive
Anagrams
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /læːs/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *lēswō.
Noun
lǣs f
- pasture, meadow, leasow
- Seó lǽs is tóforan eallum mannum gemǽne on ðám hǽðfelda. ("The pasture on the heathfield lies open to all men.")
Declension
Declension of læs (strong wō-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lǣs | lǣswa, lǣswe |
| accusative | lǣswe | lǣswa, lǣswe |
| genitive | lǣswe | lǣswa |
| dative | lǣswe | lǣswum |
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *laisiz.
Adverb
lǣs
Related terms
Descendants
- English: less
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