lys

See also: Lys and Łyś

Contents

EnglishEdit

NounEdit

lys

1. plural of ly

AnagramsEdit

• Sly, YLS, YLs, sly, syl-

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AfrikaansEdit

NounEdit

lys (plural lyste, diminutive lysie)

1. list, record

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AlbanianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• lis

EtymologyEdit

A variant of lis.

VerbEdit

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

1. to pour

Derived termsEdit

• lyse

Related termsEdit

• lot

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DanishEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

Etymology 1Edit

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

AdjectiveEdit

lys

1. light
2. bright
3. fair, blond
4. cheerful, sunny

InflectionEdit

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 2Edit

From Old Norse ljós

NounEdit

lys n (singular definite lyset, plural indefinite lys)

1. light
2. candle

InflectionEdit

Declension of lys

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lys	lyset	lys	lysene
genitive	lys'	lysets	lys'	lysenes

See alsoEdit

• lys on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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FrenchEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• lis

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /lis/

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NounEdit

lys m (plural lys)

1. lily

Further readingEdit

• “lys” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Middle EnglishEdit

NounEdit

lys

1. plural of lous

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /lyːs/

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse ljóss, Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

AdjectiveEdit

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

AdverbEdit

lys

1. light (in colour)

   lys blå ― light blue

   (blå being an adjective; however it can also be written as a compound: lyseblå)

Derived termsEdit

• lyseblå
• lysebrun
• lysegrønn
• lyserød

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse ljós.

NounEdit

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 termsEdit

Terms derived from lys (noun)

• blinklys
• blålys
• gatelys
• lysbryter
• lysbølge
• lysbøye

• lysdiode
• lysekrone
• lysfølsom
• lysfølsomhet
• lyshastighet
• lyskilde, lyskjelde

• lysmåler
• lysstråle
• lysstyrke
• søkelys
• telys
• trafikklys

Etymology 3Edit

VerbEdit

lys

1. imperative of lyse

ReferencesEdit

• “lys” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /lyːs/

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse ljós.

Alternative formsEdit

• ljos

NounEdit

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

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

Derived termsEdit

Terms derived from lys (noun)

• blinklys
• blålys
• gatelys
• lysbølge
• lysbøye

• lysdiode
• lysekrone
• lyskastar
• lyskjelde

• lysstråle
• lysstyrke
• søkelys
• telys

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse ljóss.

Alternative formsEdit

• ljos

AdjectiveEdit

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 termsEdit

• lysebrun

Etymology 3Edit

VerbEdit

lys

1. imperative of lysa

ReferencesEdit

• “lys” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -yːs

VerbEdit

lys

1. imperative of lysa.

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WelshEdit

PronunciationEdit

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /lɨːs/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /liːs/

NounEdit

lys

1. Soft mutation of llys.

MutationEdit

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.