Laus

See also: laus and -laus

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs. Cognate with German Low German Luus, Dutch luis, English louse, Danish lus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laʊ̯s/

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• Rhymes: -aʊ̯s

Noun

Laus f (genitive Laus, plural Läuse)

1. louse

Declension

Declension of Laus

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Laus	die	Läuse
genitive	einer	der	Laus	der	Läuse
dative	einer	der	Laus	den	Läusen
accusative	eine	die	Laus	die	Läuse

Related terms

Terms related to Laus

• Blattlaus
• entlausen
• Entlausung
• Filzlaus
• Kopflaus

• Lausbub
• Lausebengel
• lausen
• lausig

• Schildlaus
• Steinlaus
• verlaust
• Wanze

See also

• Nisse f

Further reading

• Laus in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læːʊ̯s/

Noun

Laus f (plural Lais)

1. louse (insect)

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Laus, Dutch luis, English louse.

Noun

Laus f (plural Leis)

1. louse