lys

See also: Lys and Łyś

English

Noun

lys

1. plural of ly

Anagrams

• Sly, YLS, YLs, sly, syl-

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lijst

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləis/

Noun

lys (plural lyste, diminutive lysie)

1. list, record

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Albanian

Alternative forms

• lis

Etymology

A variant of lis.

Verb

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

1. to pour

Derived terms

• lyse

Related terms

• lot

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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, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.

Noun

lys n (singular definite lyset, plural indefinite lys)

1. light
2. candle

Inflection

Declension of lys

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

See also

• lys on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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French

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

lys m (plural lys)

1. Alternative spelling of lis (flower)

Further reading

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

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Middle English

Noun

lys

1. plural of lous

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Danish lys, from Old Danish [Term?], from Old Norse ljóss, Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyːs/
• (Fredrikstad dialect) IPA^(key): [l̺yːs]

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

Terms derived from lys (adjective)

• lyseblå
• lysebrun
• lysegrønn
• lysegul
• lysegrå
• lyserød

 

Etymology 2

From Danish lys, from Old Danish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.

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

Terms derived from lys (noun)

• blinklys
• blålys
• gatelys
• lysbryter
• lysbølge
• lysbøye
• lysdiode
• lysekrone
• lysfølsom
• lysfølsomhet
• lyshastighet
• lyskilde, lyskjelde
• lysmåler
• lysstråle
• lysstyrke
• neonlys
• rullebanelys
• stearinlys
• søkelys
• telys
• trafikklys
• vokslys

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

lys

1. imperative of lyse

References

• “lys” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ljos

Etymology 1

From Danish lys, perhaps via Norwegian Bokmål lys, from Old Danish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyːs/

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

Terms derived from lys (noun)

• blinklys
• blålys
• gatelys
• lysbølge
• lysbøye
• lysdiode

• lysekrone
• lyskastar
• lyskjelde
• lysstråle
• lysstyrke
• neonlys

• stearinlys
• søkelys
• telys
• trafikklys
• vokslys

Etymology 2

From Danish lys, perhaps via Norwegian Bokmål lys, from Old Danish [Term?], from Old Norse ljóss, Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

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

• lysebrun
• lysegrå
• lysegul

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

lys

1. imperative of lysa

References

• “lys” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -yːs

Verb

lys

1. imperative of lysa.

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Welsh

Pronunciation

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

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.