lús

See also: lus, lûs, luš, and -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)

  1. louse

Declension
Declension of lús
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
  • blaðlús f
  • feigdarlús f
  • fiskalús f
  • flatlús f
  • fuglalús f
  • førilús f
  • førlús f
  • grótlús f
  • grunnlús f
  • hoylús f
  • høvuðlús f
  • kongalús f
  • lundalús f
  • seyðalús f
  • skriðlús f
  • taralús f

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)

  1. louse

Declension
declension of lús
f-s3 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

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *lūs. Compare Old English lūs, Old High German lūs.

Noun

lús f (genitive lúsar, plural lýss)

  1. louse

Declension
  Declension of lús (strong consonant stem)
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)

  1. Alternative form of lûs
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