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Definition 2024
ljus
ljus
Swedish
Adjective
ljus
- of light or color: bright
- of sound; high-pitched
Declension
| Inflection of ljus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite/attributive | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | ljus | ljusare | ljusast |
| Neuter singular | ljust | ljusare | ljusast |
| Plural | ljusa | ljusare | ljusast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ljuse | ljusare | ljusaste |
| All | ljusa | ljusare | ljusaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in an attributive role. | |||
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-so-m, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.
Noun
ljus n
Declension
| Inflection of ljus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ljus | ljuset | ljus | ljusen |
| Genitive | ljus | ljusets | ljus | ljusens |
Related terms
- dagsljus
- halvljus
- helljus
- julljus
- lysa