lisa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lisa"

Albanian

Noun

lisa

1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of lis

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: li‧sa

Verb

lisa

1. (medicine) to dislocate
2. (by extension) to sprain

Noun

lisa

1. a dislocation; the act of dislocating, or putting out of joint
2. (by extension) a sprain

Anagrams

• alis, sila

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lisehaq, from Proto-Austronesian *liseqeS (compare Fijian lise, Hawaiian liha, Māori riha).

Noun

lisa

1. nit

See also

• kuto

Italian

Adjective

lisa

1. feminine singular of liso

Verb

lisa

1. inflection of lisare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Sila, alsi, sali, salì

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lisehaq, from Proto-Austronesian *liseqeS.

Noun

lisa

1. nit

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lisa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈlisa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈlisa/

Noun

lisa f

1. fox

Declension

Declension of lisa (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	lisa	lisě	lisy
genitive	lisy	lisú	lis
dative	lisě	lisama	lisám
accusative	lisu	lisě	lisy
vocative	liso	lisě	lisy
locative	lisě	lisú	lisách
instrumental	lisú	lisama	lisami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.

Derived terms

• liška
• lísati

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “lisa”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.sa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: li‧sa

Noun

lisa m animal or m pers

1. genitive/accusative singular of lis

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

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Adjective

lisa

1. feminine singular of liso

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lysъ (Russian лы́сый (lýsyj), Czech lysý). First attested in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lîsa/
• Hyphenation: li‧sa

Noun

lȉsa f (Cyrillic spelling ли̏са)

1. blaze (white marking on the head of an animal or bird)

Further reading

• “lisa”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlisa/ [ˈli.sa]
• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: li‧sa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Catalan llisa.

Noun

lisa f (plural lisas)

1. mullet, white mullet

   Synonyms: múgil, mújol

Derived terms

• lisa blanca

Adjective

lisa

1. feminine singular of liso

Etymology 2

Verb

lisa

1. inflection of lisar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “lisa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Sundanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lisəhaq, from Proto-Austronesian *lisəqəS. Compare Fijian lise, Hawaiian liha, Ilocano lisa, Māori riha, Tagalog lisa. Despite similarities in forms and meaning, it is not related to English lice and is considered a false cognate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.sa/

Noun

lisa (Sundanese script ᮜᮤᮞ)

1. egg of a louse; nit

Swedish

Noun

lisa c

1. (somewhat solemn) a solace, a relief, a balm

   Att få komma ut på landet är en lisa för själen

   Getting out into [to get to get out on] the countryside is a balm for the soul

Usage notes

Most commonly as "en lisa för själen."

Declension

Declension of lisa

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lisa	lisas
	definite	lisan	lisans
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Verb

lisa (present lisar, preterite lisade, supine lisat, imperative lisa)

1. (somewhat solemn) to relieve, to alleviate (pain or worries)

Conjugation

Conjugation of lisa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	lisa		lisas
supine	lisat		lisats
imperative	lisa		—
imper. plural1	lisen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	lisar	lisade	lisas	lisades
ind. plural1	lisa	lisade	lisas	lisades
subjunctive2	lise	lisade	lises	lisades
present participle		lisande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• “lisa”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “lisa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “lisa”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Tagabawa

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lisehaq, from Proto-Austronesian *liseqeS.

Noun

lisà

1. egg of a louse; nit

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lisəhaq, from Proto-Austronesian *lisəqəS. Compare Aklanon eusa', Central Bikol lusa, Cebuano lusa, Fijian lise, Hawaiian liha, Ilocano lisa, Māori riha, Sundanese lisa, and Yami liha. See also Sanskrit लिक्षा (likṣā, “louse nit”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈsaʔ/ [lɪˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: li‧sa

Noun

lisâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜐ)

1. egg of a louse; nit
2. (figurative) careful and thorough searching (in a place of something missing)

   Synonyms: suyod, pagsuyod

Derived terms

• hilisa
• lisain
• malisa

See also

• kuto
• kuyumad

Adjective

lisâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜐ)

1. (figurative) thoroughly searched or combed

   Synonym: suyod

Further reading

• “lisa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• sali, sila, alis, isla

Venda

Verb

lisa

1. to herd
2. to look after

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lisehaq, from Proto-Austronesian *liseqeS (compare Fijian lise, Hawaiian liha, Māori riha).

Noun

lisa

1. egg of a louse; nit