lya
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse hlýja, from the adjective hlýr.
Alternative forms edit
- lye (e and split infinitives)
Verb edit
lya (present tense lyer, past tense lydde, past participle lytt/lydd, passive infinitive lyast, present participle lyande, imperative ly)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
lya (present tense lyar or lyer, past tense lya or lydde, past participle lya or lydd, present participle lyande, imperative ly)
- Eye dialect spelling of lyde.
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
lya n
References edit
- “lya” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish lya, assumed to originate from an unattested Old Swedish verb similar to Old Norse hlýja (“to protect”).
Noun edit
lya c
- a lair, a den, a sett; a hole in the ground for a fox, wolf or badger
- (figurative) a (small) apartment
Declension edit
| Declension of lya | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lya | lyan | lyor | lyorna |
| Genitive | lyas | lyans | lyors | lyornas |
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- lya in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lya in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- lya in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Anagrams edit
Tooro edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dɪ́á-.
Pronunciation edit
Particle edit
lya (apocopic form ly')
- class 5 indefinite of -a