lis

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See also: Lis, LIS, liš, and -lis

English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

lis (plural lisses)

  1. (heraldic) Fleur-de-lis.
    • 1915, Guy Cadogan Rothery, ABC of Heraldry, page 175:
      […] it may be dimidiated: for instance, half a rose and half a lis being stuck together, or half a lis and half an eagle.

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

lis

  1. plural of li

Etymology 3[edit]

From Latin lis (“quarrel, lawsuit”).

Noun[edit]

lis

  1. (law) The substance of a legal dispute.

Anagrams[edit]

Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch list, from Middle Dutch list, from Old Dutch list, from Proto-Germanic *listiz.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lis (plural liste)

  1. A ruse, a trick, a cunning plan.

Derived terms[edit]

Albanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Most likely a formation after lëndë (“timber”), similarly to the connection of vis with vend.[1] Alternatively, Orel suggests a borrowing from Proto-Slavic *lěsъ (“forest, woods”), whence Serbo-Croatian lȇs／ле̑с, Bulgarian лес (les), although in this case one would expect the auslaut to have gone palatalization. Because of the /-i-/ < *-ě-, the Slavic dialect is identified as Ikavian.[2][3]

Noun[edit]

lis m (plural lisa, definite lisi, definite plural lisat)

  1. oak (Quercus, specifically Q. robur)
    Synonym: dushk
    Coordinate terms: bung, ilqe, qarr, shpardh
  2. tall tree
  3. (genealogy) lineage
    lis i gjakut ― patrilineal descendants
    lis i gjinisë ― matrilineal descendants
Declension[edit]
Declension of lis
indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
nominative lis lisa lisi lisat
accusative lisin
dative lisi lisave lisit lisavet
ablative lisash
Hyponyms[edit]

Adjective[edit]

lis (feminine lise)

  1. (figurative) strong and tall
Declension[edit]

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Martin. E. Huld, Basic Albanian Etymologies (Columbus, OH: Slavica, 1984), 86.
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “lis”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 229
  3. ^ Anila Omari, s.v. ‘lis’, in Marrëdhëniet gjuhësore shqiptaro-serbe (Tirana: Kristalina KH, 2012), 185.

Further reading[edit]

  • “lis”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
  • “lis”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[2] (in Albanian), 1980
  • Newmark, L. (1999), “lis”, in Oxford Albanian-English Dictionary

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Albanian *leitšja, from Proto-Indo-European *ley- (“to pour”). Cognate with Latin libare (“to pour, to libate”), Old Church Slavonic лити (liti, “to pour”), Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌸𐌿 (leiþu, “fruit wine”).

Verb[edit]

lis (first-person singular past tense lysa, participle lysur)

  1. to pour
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Aragonese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin ille (“that one”).

Pronoun[edit]

lis

  1. (to) them (indirect object)

Synonyms[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French lis.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lis m (plural lisos)

  1. Sprekelia formosissima (Jacobean lily)
    Synonym: lliri azteca

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Czech[edit]

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lis m inan

  1. press, machine press
    Synonym: pres

Declension[edit]

Declension of lis (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative lis lisy
genitive lisu lisů
dative lisu lisům
accusative lis lisy
vocative lise lisy
locative lisu, lise lisech
instrumental lisem lisy

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • lis in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • lis in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch lesch, lesche, lisc, lyse; compare Old High German liska, whence German Liesch. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /lɪs/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: lis

Noun[edit]

lis m or n (plural lissen, diminutive lisje n)

  1. An iris, a plant of the genus Iris

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Middle French lis, from Old French lis, generalised from the nominative singular and accusative plural of earlier lil, from Latin lilium. The final /s/ survives from the Middle French pausal pronunciation (as in fils, ours, os, tous, etc.), but fleur de lis was formerly also pronounced with /li/.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lis m (plural lis)

  1. lily
Alternative forms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

lis

  1. inflection of lire:
    1. first/second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular present imperative

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Friulian[edit]

Friulian Definite Articles
singular plural
masculine il
l' 		i
feminine  la
l' 		lis

Etymology[edit]

From Latin illas, accusative feminine plural of illae.

Article[edit]

lis f pl (singular la)

  1. the

See also[edit]

Haitian Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French liste (“list”).

Noun[edit]

lis

  1. list

Indonesian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪs]
  • Hyphenation: lis

Etymology 1[edit]

From Dutch lijst, from Italian lista, from Proto-Germanic *līstǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *leizd (“band, border”).

Noun[edit]

lis

  1. list, a register or roll of paper consisting of a compilation or enumeration of a set of possible items; the compilation or enumeration itself.
    Synonym: daftar

Etymology 2[edit]

From Dutch lijst, from Middle Dutch lijste, from Old Dutch *līsta, from Proto-Germanic *līstǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *leizd (“band, border”).

Noun[edit]

lis

  1. frame, border.
    Synonym: bingkai

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Latin stlīs, from Proto-Italic *slītis (“accusation, dispute”), likely from Proto-Indo-European *sliH-ti-, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyH-, related to Old Irish liid (“accuse, charge”).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

līs f (genitive lītis); third declension

  1. lawsuit, action
  2. contention, strife, quarrel
    Synonyms: rixa, certatus, iūrgium
    • 43 BCE – c. 17 CE, Ovid, Fasti 1.29-30:
      līte vacent aurēs, īnsānaque prōtinus absint
      iūrgia; differ opus, līvida lingua, tuum!
      Let our ears be relieved from strife, and forthwith let maddening discords he far away; and thou envious tongue, postpone thy occupation.
      (Henry T. Riley, trans.: 1851 CE)

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative līs lītēs
Genitive lītis lītium
Dative lītī lītibus
Accusative lītem lītēs
lītīs
Ablative līte lītibus
Vocative līs lītēs

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Galician: lide
  • Italian: lite
  • Portuguese: lide
  • Sicilian: liti
  • Spanish: lid

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • “lis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “lis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • lis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎[3], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the case is still undecided: adhuc sub iudice lis est (Hor. A. P. 77)
    • to lose one's case: causā or lite cadere (owing to some informality)
    • chicanery (specially of wrongfully accusing an innocent man): calumniae litium (Mil. 27. 74)
    • (ambiguous) to go to law with, sue a person: litem alicui intendere
    • (ambiguous) to win a case: causam or litem obtinere
    • (ambiguous) to lose one's case: causam or litem amittere, perdere
  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Lithuanian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

lìs

  1. third-person singular future of lyti
  2. third-person plural future of lyti

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lisъ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lis m anim (diminutive lisek, augmentative lisisko, feminine lisica)

  1. fox (Vulpini, especially the genus Vulpes)
  2. (colloquial) fox fur

Declension[edit]

Declension of lis
singular plural
nominative lis lisy
genitive lisa lisów
dative lisowi lisom
accusative lisa lisy
instrumental lisem lisami
locative lisie lisach
vocative lisie lisy

Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

lis m pers

  1. (colloquial) a clever or cunning person; fox

Declension[edit]

Declension of lis
singular plural
nominative lis lisy
genitive lisa lisów
dative lisowi lisom
accusative lisa lisów
instrumental lisem lisami
locative lisie lisach
vocative lisie lisy

Further reading[edit]

  • lis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lis in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French lisse.

Adjective[edit]

lis m or n (feminine singular lisă, masculine plural liși, feminine and neuter plural lise)

  1. smooth

Declension[edit]

Declension of lis
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite lis lisă liși lise
definite lisul lisa lișii lisele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite lis lise liși lise
definite lisului lisei lișilor liselor

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French lis.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlis/ [ˈlis]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: lis

Noun[edit]

lis f (plural lises)

  1. lily
    Synonym: lirio
  2. fleur-de-lis
    Synonym: flor de lis

Further reading[edit]

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