Laus

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

• IPA^(key): /laʊ̯s/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯s

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Laus f (genitive Laus, plural Läuse, diminutive Läuschen n, feminine (rare) Läusin)

1. louse

• Nisse f

• “Laus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Laus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Laus” in Duden online
• “Laus” in OpenThesaurus.de
• Laus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaʊ̯s/
• Rhymes: -aʊ̯s
• Syllabification: Laus

Laus f (plural Leis)

1. louse

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

• Laus Nova, Laus Pompeia

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɫau̯s]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈlau̯s]

Laus f sg (genitive Laudis); third declension

1. Lodi (a town in Lombardy, Italy)

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

• IPA^(key): /læu̯s/, [læˑʊ̯s]

Laus f (plural Lais)

1. louse (insect)

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Compare German Laus, Dutch luis, English louse.

Laus f (plural Leis)

1. louse