luis

Etymology

From Middle Dutch luus, from Old Dutch *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs. Cognate to Low German Luus, West Frisian lûs, German Laus, English louse, Danish lus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lœy̯s/
• Rhymes: -œy̯s

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Noun

luis m, f (plural luizen, diminutive luisje n)

1. louse

Verb

luis

1. first-person singular present indicative of luizen
2. imperative of luizen

Verb

luis

1. past of lui

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɥi/
• Homophones: lui, luit

Verb

luis

1. first-person singular present indicative of luire
2. second-person singular present indicative of luire
3. second-person singular present imperative of luire

Verb

luis

1. second-person singular present active indicative of luō

References

• luis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• luis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Noun

luis

1. genitive singular of lus

Noun

luis m (plural luises)

1. louis (currency)