ljus

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʉːs/

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• Rhymes: -ʉːs

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish liūs, from Old Norse ljóss, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-so-, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Adjective

ljus

1. (of light or color) bright
2. (of sound) high-pitched

   en ljus röst

   a high-pitched voice

Declension

Inflection of ljus
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	ljus	ljusare	ljusast
Neuter singular	ljust	ljusare	ljusast
Plural	ljusa	ljusare	ljusast
Masculine plural3	ljuse	ljusare	ljusast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	ljuse	ljusare	ljusaste
All	ljusa	ljusare	ljusaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-so-m, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Noun

ljus n

1. (uncountable) light
2. (countable) a candle

   att tända ett ljus

   to light a candle

   • 1987, Triad (lyrics and music), “Tänd ett ljus [Light a candle]”:

     Tänd ett ljus och låt det brinna. Låt aldrig hoppet försvinna. Det är mörkt nu, men det blir ljusare igen.

     Light a candle and let it burn. Never let [the] hope disappear. It is dark now, but it will get lighter again.

Declension

Declension of ljus
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ljus	ljuset	ljus	ljusen
Genitive	ljus	ljusets	ljus	ljusens

Derived terms

• dagsljus
• föra bakom ljuset
• halvljus
• helljus
• juleljus
• stearinljus

Related terms

• ljusna
• lysa

See also

• veke (“wick”)

References

• ljus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ljus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ljus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• juls