lys
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
lys
AnagramsEdit
AfrikaansEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lys (plural lyste, diminutive lysie)
AlbanianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
A variant of lis.
VerbEdit
lys (first-person singular past tense lysa, participle lysur)
- to pour
Derived termsEdit
Related termsEdit
DanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Old Norse ljóss, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.
AdjectiveEdit
lys
InflectionEdit
Inflection of lys | |||
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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, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.
NounEdit
lys n (singular definite lyset, plural indefinite lys)
InflectionEdit
See alsoEdit
- lys on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da
Etymology 3Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
VerbEdit
lys
- imperative of lyse
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lys m (plural lys)
- Alternative spelling of lis (flower)
Further readingEdit
- “lys”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle EnglishEdit
NounEdit
lys
Norwegian BokmålEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Danish lys, from Old Danish [Term?], from Old Norse ljóss, Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
lys (neuter singular lyst, definite singular and plural lyse, comparative lysere, indefinite superlative lysest, definite superlative lyseste)
AdverbEdit
lys
- light (in colour)
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Danish lys, from Old Danish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.
NounEdit
lys n (definite singular lyset, indefinite plural lys, definite plural lysa or lysene)
- (uncountable) light
- se dagens lys ― see the light of day (be born, begin to exist)
- (countable) a light
- levende lys, stearinlys ― a candle
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
VerbEdit
lys
- imperative of lyse
ReferencesEdit
- “lys” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
Alternative formsEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Danish lys, perhaps via Norwegian Bokmål lys, from Old Danish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
lys n (definite singular lyset, indefinite plural lys, definite plural lysa)
- Alternative form of ljos
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Danish lys, perhaps via Norwegian Bokmål lys, from Old Danish [Term?], from Old Norse ljóss, Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.
AdjectiveEdit
lys (neuter lyst, definite singular and plural lyse, comparative lysare, indefinite superlative lysast, definite superlative lysaste)
- Alternative form of ljos
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
VerbEdit
lys
- imperative of lysa
ReferencesEdit
- “lys” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -yːs
VerbEdit
lys
- imperative of lysa.
AnagramsEdit
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /lɨːs/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /liːs/
NounEdit
lys
- Soft mutation of llys.
MutationEdit
Welsh mutation | |||
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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. |