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lys

See also: Lys, lýs, Łyś, and lys'

English

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Noun

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lys

  1. plural of ly

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch lijst.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ləis/
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Noun

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lys (plural lyste, diminutive lysie)

  1. list, record

Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A variant of lis.

Verb

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lys (aorist lysa, participle lysur)

  1. to pour

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Cornish

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Etymology

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Cognate with Welsh llys, Irish lios, and Breton lez

Noun

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lys f (plural lysow)

  1. (law) court

Danish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse ljóss, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

Adjective

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lys

  1. light, bright
  2. (of hair) fair, blond
  3. cheerful, sunny
  4. high-pitched
Inflection
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Inflection of lys
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular lys lysere lysest2
Indefinite 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

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

Noun

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lys n (singular definite lyset, plural indefinite lys)

  1. light
  2. candle
Inflection
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Declension of lys
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lys lyset lys lysene
genitive lys' lysets lys' lysenes
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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lys

  1. imperative of lyse

French

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Noun

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lys m (plural lys)

  1. Alternative spelling of lis (flower)

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Middle English

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Noun

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lys

  1. plural of lous

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Danish lys, from Old Norse ljóss, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

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Adjective

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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

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lys

  1. light (in colour)
    lys blå ― light blue (blå being an adjective; however it can also be written as a compound: lyseblå)

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Etymology 2

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

Noun

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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
    levende lys, stearinlys ― a candle
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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lys

  1. imperative of lyse

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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

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Noun

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

  1. Alternative form of ljos
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Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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lys (neuter lyst, definite singular and plural lyse, comparative lysare, indefinite superlative lysast, definite superlative lysaste)

  1. Alternative form of ljos
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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lys

  1. imperative of lysa

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Old English

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Noun

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lȳs

  1. inflection of lūs:
    1. dative singular
    2. nominative/accusative plural

Swedish

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lys

  1. imperative of lysa

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Welsh

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Noun

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lys

  1. Soft mutation of llys.

Mutation

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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.
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