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lus

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lus"

Translingual

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Symbol

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lus

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Mizo.

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English

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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lus

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lu

Etymology 2

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Noun

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lus

  1. plural of lu

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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  • lut — Standard Albanian

Etymology

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Variant of lut.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lus/, [lʊs] (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /ʎut/, /ʎʊs/ (Gheg)

Verb

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lus (aorist luta, participle lutur)

  1. (active voice, transitive) to request, (kindly) ask for; to plead, to beg
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Further reading

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  • [1] active verb lut, lus (aorist luta; participle lutur) • Fjalor Shqip

Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lus c (singular definite lusen, plural indefinite lus)

  1. louse

Inflection

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

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch litse, from Old French lice, from Vulgar Latin līcia, from Latin līcium.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lʏs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: lus
  • Rhymes: -ʏs

Noun

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lus f (plural lussen, diminutive lusje n)

  1. loop

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Descendants

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  • → Saramaccan: lásu

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  • “lus” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

French

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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lus

  1. first/second-person singular past historic of lire

Participle

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lus m pl

  1. masculine plural of lu

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish lus (“plant, herb, vegetable”).[1]

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Noun

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lus m (genitive singular lusa, nominative plural lusanna)

  1. plant, herb
    Synonym: luibh

Declension

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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
  • Alternative genitive singular/nominative plural form: losa

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 91

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Javanese

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Romanization

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lus

  1. Romanization of ꦭꦸꦱ꧀

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese luz.

Noun

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lus

  1. light, lamp

Lombard

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Etymology

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Akin to luce, from Latin lux.

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lus f

  1. light

Manx

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Etymology

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

Noun

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lus m (genitive singular lus, plural lussyn)

  1. plant, herb
  2. leek
  3. vervain

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Cartographic symbol of a rock awash

Etymology

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

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

  2. (entomology) a louse (plural lice), or a similar animal, e.g. a sea louse
  4. (knitting) a single stitch (if not multiple adjacent stitches forming a single-stitch-like v-shape) of a different colour from that of the surrounding fabric, used to form a knitted pattern
  6. (colloquial botany) a hairy seed from a rosehip
  8. (nautical cartography) a symbol signifying a rock awash (a cross with four dots)
  10. (computing) a computer bug

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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hovudlus (Pediculus humanus capitis; a headlouse)
 
lus på kufte
stitches in a knitted pattern
 
lus i nype
hairy seeds in a rosehip

Etymology

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

Germanic cognates include Icelandic and Faroese lús, Danish and Swedish lus, German Laus, Dutch luis, and English louse. Wider Indo-European cognates may include some in Brythonic languages, such as Welsh llau and Breton laou.

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Noun

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lus f (plural lusa)

  2. (entomology) a louse (a small blood-sucking insect in the order Psocodea)
    • 2000, Erna Osland, Hår i millionar år, Oslo: Samlaget, page 57:
      Godt gøymd mellom hårstråa sit lusa og syg blod frå verten sin.
      Well hidden between the hairs, sits the louse and sucks blood from its host.
    • 1996, Sissel Solbjørg Bjugn, Lus [Lice], Oslo: Samlaget, page 24:
      Å finne lus i barnehår er ho vel van med.
      She is likely used to finding lice in child's hair.
  4. (entomology) a small insect that is either closely related or similar in behaviour or appearance to a true louse, e.g. sea lice
    • 2008 December 11, Møre, page 10:
      Dette kan føre til ei oppblomstring av lus som trugar villaksen.
      This could lead to a bloom of sea lice, threatening the wild salmon.
  6. (figurative of a person) a miser; a stingy and miserly person
  8. (figurative of a person) someone who is poor and to be pitied; poor thing
    • 1890, Per Sivle, Sogor, Bergen: Mons Litlere, page 109:
      Eg kom samstundes og til aa nemja som aldri fyrr, kor ufysi ho var, den Lukti av Klædi hans; og naar eg tenkte på den Lusi – uhh! so totte eg det var mest Uraad hava sovoret ved Sida.
      In that moment, I also came to perceive as never before how foul the smell of his clothes was. And when I thought of that poor thing – Yuck! I thought it'd been most trouble to have such by one's side.
  10. (knitting) a single stitch (if not multiple adjacent stitches forming a single-stitch-like v-shape) of a different colour from that of the surrounding fabric, used to form a knitted pattern
    • 2013 February 28, Sulaposten, page 12:
      Jakka er tradisjonell kufte med lus og bordar.
      The jacket is a traditional cardigan with lice and borders.
  12. (colloquial botany) a hairy seed from a rosehip
    • 1920, A. Holmsen, Naturkunnskap for folkeskulen, 4th edition, Kristiania: Cappelen, page 58:
      fruktemni vert til smaa neter („lus“)
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  14. (carpentry, woodworking) a piece of wood made to fill a gap that is left open, typically as a mistake during the moulding
  16. (carpentry, woodworking) a dowel pin
    Synonym: dimling
  18. (colloquial, now rare) a crayon
  19. (dialectal, rare) gills on a crab
  21. a hairgrip

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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  • mus f (“mouse”) (for its morphological similarities)
  • gnet f

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  • “lus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “lus”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “lus” in Norsk teknisk ordbok, Oslo: Samlaget, 1981
  • “lus” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *lūs. Compare Old High German lūs, Old Norse lús.

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lūs f (nominative plural lȳs)

  1. louse

Declension

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Declension of lūs (strong consonant stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative lūs lȳs
accusative lūs lȳs
genitive lȳs, lūse lūsa
dative lȳs lūsum

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin lucius (“pike”).

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

  1. pike (fish)

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  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (lus)

Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *lussus (“medicinal herb, vegetable”), likely influenced by Proto-Celtic *lubā (“herb, plant”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (“leaf”).

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Noun

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lus m

  1. plant, herb, vegetable
  2. leek

Inflection

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Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative lus lusL losae
Vocative lus lusL losu
Accusative lusN lusL losu
Genitive losoH, losaH loso, losa losaeN
Dative lusL losaib losaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

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Mutation

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

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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lus

  1. smoothness, softness
  2. finesse
  3. gentleness, subtleness

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Further reading

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  • "lus" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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

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lūs f

  1. louse

Declension

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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) inna(r) lūsa lūsanna

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Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese luz and Spanish luz and Kabuverdianu lus.

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lus

  1. light, lamp

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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

  1. plant, herb
  2. weed

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Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “lus”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Swedish

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Etymology

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

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lus c

  1. louse

Declension

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

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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Possibly related to Old Chinese 語 (OC *ŋaʔ, *ŋas, “word, language”).[1]

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lus

  1. words, speech

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References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎[3], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 119-120.
  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25
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