lús
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lus"
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lʉuːs/
- Rhymes: -ʉuːs
Noun
lús f (genitive singular lúsar, plural lýs)
Declension
| f16 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lús | lúsin | lýs | lýsnar |
| accusative | lús | lúsina | lýs | lýsnar |
| dative | lús | lúsini | lúsum | lúsunum, lýsnum |
| genitive | lúsar | lúsarinnar | lúsa | lúsanna |
Derived terms
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luːs/
- Rhymes: -uːs
Noun
lús f (genitive singular lúsar, nominative plural lýs)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lús | lúsin | lýs | lýsnar |
| accusative | lús | lúsina | lýs | lýsnar |
| dative | lús | lúsinni | lúsum | lúsunum |
| genitive | lúsar | lúsarinnar | lúsa | lúsanna |
Derived terms
- flatlús
- höfuðlús
Further reading
- “lús” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *lūs. Compare Old English lūs, Old High German lūs.
Noun
lús f (genitive lúsar, plural lýss)
Declension
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lús | lúsin | lýss | lýssnar |
| accusative | lús | lúsina | lýss | lýssnar |
| dative | lús | lúsinni | lúsum | lúsunum |
| genitive | lúsar | lúsarinnar | lúsa | lúsanna |
Descendants
West Frisian
Noun
lús c (plural luzen, diminutive lúske)
- alternative form of lûs