lys

See also: Lys and Łyś

English

Noun

lys

  1. plural of ly

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Noun

lys (plural lyste, diminutive lysie)

  1. list, record

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

A variant of lis.

Verb

lys (first-person singular past tense lysa, participle lysur)

  1. to pour
Derived terms

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyːs/, [ˈlyːˀs]
  • Rhymes: -yːs

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

lys

  1. light
  2. bright
  3. fair, blond
  4. cheerful, sunny
Inflection
Inflection of lys
Positive Comparative Superlative
Common singular lys lysere lysest2
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

Noun

lys n (singular definite lyset, plural indefinite lys)

  1. light
  2. candle
Inflection
See also

French

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lis/
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Noun

lys m (plural lys)

  1. lily

Further reading

Middle English

Noun

lys

  1. plural of lous

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyːs/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ljóss, Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

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 Old Norse ljós.

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
  3. levende lys, stearinlys ― a candle
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Verb

lys

  1. imperative of lyse

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lyːs/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ljós.

Alternative forms

Noun

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

  1. (uncountable) light
  2. (countable) a light

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ljóss.

Alternative forms

Adjective

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

  1. bright
    Det er vorte lyst nok ute no.
    It's gotten bright enough outside now.
Derived terms

Verb

lys

  1. imperative of lysa

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -yːs

Verb

lys

  1. imperative of lysa.

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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