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lus

English

Noun

lus

plural of lu

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Indo-European *lawH-.

Noun

lus c (singular definite lusen, plural indefinite lus)

louse

Inflection

Inflection of lus

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lus	lusen	lus	lusene
genitive	lus'	lusens	lus'	lusenes

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

lus c ‎(plural lussen, diminutive lusje n)

loop

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ly/

Verb

lus

first-person singular past historic of lire
second-person singular past historic of lire

Participle

lus

masculine past participle of lire

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lus ‎(“plant, herb, vegetable”).

Pronunciation

(Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠʊsˠ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠɤsˠ/

Noun

lus m ‎(genitive singular lusa, nominative plural lusanna)

plant, herb

Declension

Declension of lus

Third declension

Bare forms:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lus	lusanna
Vocative	a lus	a lusanna
Genitive	lusa	lusanna
Dative	lus	lusanna

Forms with the definite article:

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an lus	na lusanna
Genitive	an lusa	na lusanna
Dative	leis an lus don lus	leis na lusanna

Synonyms

luibh

Derived terms

Terms derived from lus

aelus m ‎(“liverwort”)
lus anainn m ‎(“pineapple weed”)
lus an aisig m ‎(“daffodil”)
lus an bhainne m ‎(“milkwort”)
lus an bhalla m ‎(“wallflower”)
lus an bhorraigh m ‎(“bladder-wort”)
lus an chairdinéil m ‎(“cardinal-flower”)
lus an chodlata m ‎(“opium poppy”)
lus an choilm m ‎(“columbine”)
lus an choire m ‎(“coriander”)
lus an chorráin m ‎(“spleenwort”)
lus an chromchinn m ‎(“narcissus; daffodil”)
lus an chrúbáin m ‎(“gentian”)
lus an dá phingin m ‎(“moneywort”)
lus an easpaig m, lus an ghúta m ‎(“ground elder”)
lus an ghiolla m ‎(“lousewort”)
lus an ghrá m ‎(“love-lies-bleeding”)
lus an leanna m ‎(“hop”)
lus an óir m ‎(“hedge-mustard”)
lus an phiobair m ‎(“peppermint”)
lus an sparáin m ‎(“shepherd's purse”)
lus an tóiteáin m ‎(“houseleek”)
lus an treacha m ‎(“thyme-leaved speedwell”)
lus an tsabhdáin m ‎(“sultan”)
lus an tsiocaire m ‎(“chicory”)

lus an úcaire m ‎(“teasel”)
lus beatha m ‎(“betony”)
lus braonach m ‎(“dropwort”)
lus buí Bealtaine m ‎(“marsh marigold”)
lus cailce m ‎(“gypsophila”)
lus caisil m ‎(“asphodel”)
lus coise gé m ‎(“goosefoot”)
lus croí m ‎(“heart's-ease”)
lus cumhra m ‎(“sweet herb”)
lus gan athair gan mháthair m ‎(“duckweed”)
lus garbh m ‎(“goose-grass, cleavers”)
lus gormáin m ‎(“bluebottle, cornflower”)
lus liath m ‎(“lavender”)
lus mín m ‎(“dill”)
lus míonla m ‎(“forget-me-not”)
lus molach m ‎(“woodruff”)
lus mór m ‎(“foxglove”)
lus mór na coille m ‎(“deadly nightshade, belladonna”)
lus na bhfear beag m ‎(“heath, white, bedstraw”)
lus na bhfrancach m ‎(“tansy”)
lus na bó m ‎(“cucumber”)
lus na Cásca m ‎(“pasque-flower”)
lus na feannóige m ‎(“crowberry”)
lus na fola m ‎(“shepherd's purse”)
lus na gaoithe m ‎(“wood anemone”)

lus na gcnámh m ‎(“samphire”)
lus na gcnapán m ‎(“lesser celandine”)
lus na gealaí m ‎(“honesty”)
lus na gile m ‎(“sweet-william”)
lus na gloine m ‎(“glasswort”)
lus na gréine m ‎(“sunflower”)
lus na hoíche m ‎(“nightshade”)
lus na magairlí m ‎(“orchid”)
lus na mbanríon m ‎(“auricula”)
lus na mban sí m ‎(“foxglove”)
lus na mbrat m, lus mhic rí Breatan m ‎(“wild thyme”)
lus na meala m ‎(“balm”)
lus na páise m ‎(“passion-flower”)
lus na pingine m ‎(“pennywort”)
lus na seabhac m ‎(“hawkweed”)
lus na seangán m ‎(“wall-pepper”)
lus na seicne m ‎(“rupturewort”)
lus na síochána m ‎(“yellow loosestrife”)
lus na smáileog m ‎(“wild celery”)
lus na súl buí m ‎(“charlock”)
lus nathrach m ‎(“viper's bugloss”)
lus síoda m ‎(“ragged robin”)
lus súch m, lus súgach m, lus spreagtha m ‎(“asparagus”)
lus tine m ‎(“fire-weed, rose-bay willow-herb”)

References

"lus" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
“1 lus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Lojban

Rafsi

lus

rafsi of lunsa.

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish lus ‎(“plant, herb, vegetable”).

Noun

lus m ‎(genitive singular lus, plural lussyn)

Derived terms

lus y daa ghuillag

References

“1 lus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *luHs-, *lewH-.

Noun

lus m, f ‎(definite singular lusa or lusen, indefinite plural lus, definite plural lusene)

a louse (plural lice)

Derived terms

References

“lus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *luHs-, *lewH-.

Noun

lus f ‎(definite singular lusa, indefinite plural lus or lyser, definite plural lusene or lysene)

a louse (plural lice)

Derived terms

bladlus
hovudlus

References

“lus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Novial

Pronoun

lus

they (all sexless objects); them (all sexless objects)

Related terms

Old English

Noun

lūs f ‎(nominative plural lȳs)

louse

Descendants

Middle English: lows(e)
- English: louse

Old French

Noun

lus m ‎(oblique plural lus, nominative singular lus, nominative plural lus)

pike (fish)

Old Irish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /l͈us/

Noun

lus m

plant, herb, vegetable
leek

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Irish: lus
Manx: lus
Scottish Gaelic: lus

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
lus also llus after a proclitic	lus pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/	lus also llus after a proclitic
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

“1 lus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Noun

lūs f

louse

Declension

Declension of lūs (consonant stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lūs	lūsin	lȳs	lȳssinar, -ena(r)
accusative	lūs	lūsina, -ena	lȳs	lȳssinar, -ena(r)
dative	lūs	lūsinni, -inne	lūsum, -om	lūsumin, -omen
genitive	lūsa(r)	lūsinna(r)	lūsa	lūsanna

Descendants

Swedish: lus

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish lus ‎(“plant, herb, vegetable”).

Noun

lus m ‎(genitive singular luis or lusa, plural lusan)

plant, herb
weed

Synonyms

luibh

Derived terms

lus buidhe Bealltainn m ‎(“marsh marigold”)
lus dà bhliadhnail m ‎(“biennial”)
lus-itheach ‎(“herbivorous”)
lus-itheadair m ‎(“herbivore”)

References

Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
“1 lus” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lūs, from Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *luHs-, *lewH-.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

lus c

louse

Declension

Declension of lus

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lus	lusen	löss	lössen
genitive	lus	lusens	löss	lössens

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Definition 2024

lus

lus

English

Noun

Danish

Etymology

Noun

Inflection

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

French

Pronunciation

Verb

Participle

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Lojban

Rafsi

Manx

Etymology

Noun

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Noun

Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Noun

Derived terms

References

Novial

Pronoun

Related terms

Old English

Noun

Descendants

Old French

Noun

Old Irish

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Descendants

Mutation

References

Old Swedish

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Descendants

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Noun

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

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