lys

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See also: Lys, lýs, Łyś, and lys'

English

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Noun

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lys

  1. plural of ly

Anagrams

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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

Derived terms

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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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Pronunciation

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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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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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Pronunciation

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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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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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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 idéa bright idea

Adverb

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lys

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

Derived terms

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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 lyssee the light of day (be born, begin to exist)
  2. (countable) a light
    levende lys, stearinlysa 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

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

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

Pronunciation

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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
Derived terms
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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

References

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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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Pronunciation

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Verb

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lys

  1. imperative of lysa

Anagrams

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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lys

  1. Soft mutation of llys.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of llys
radical soft nasal aspirate
llys lys unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.