lies
English
Alternative forms
- lyes (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laɪz/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪz
Noun
lies
- plural of lie
Verb
lies
- third-person singular simple present indicative of lie
Adjective
lies
- (Mid-Ulster) Great, wonderful
- That kebab was lies!
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Etymology
Noun
lies (plural lieste)
- the groin
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch liesche, from Old Dutch *liosko, from Proto-West Germanic *leuskō.
Pronunciation
Noun
lies f (plural liezen)
- the groin, between the pubis and the thighs
Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
lies f
- plural of lie
Verb
lies
- second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of lier
Anagrams
German
Alternative forms
- l. (abbreviation)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [liːs]
Audio: (file) - Homophone: ließ
- Rhymes: -iːs
Verb
lies
- imperative singular of lesen
Latin
Verb
līēs
- second-person singular present active subjunctive of līō
Limburgish
Alternative forms
Noun
lies f
- (widespread) list
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lʲiɛs]
Verb
liẽs
- third-person singular/plural future of liesti
Livonian
Etymology
Borrowing from Latvian liesa.
Noun
lies
- (Salaca) spleen
Luxembourgish
Verb
lies
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li͜yːs/
Verb
līes
- singular imperative of līesan
Old French
Noun
lies f pl
Portuguese
Verb
lies
- second-person singular present subjunctive of liar
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
lies m inan (Cyrillic spelling лиес)
- obsolete spelling of lijes
Spanish
Verb
lies
- second-person singular voseo present subjunctive of liar
Swedish
Noun
lies
- indefinite genitive singular of lie