luis

See also: Luis and Luís

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch luis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lœis/

Noun

luis (plural luise, diminutive luisie)

1. louse

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lœy̯s/

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• Hyphenation: luis
• Rhymes: -œy̯s

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch luus, from Old Dutch *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs. Cognate to Low German Luus, West Frisian lûs, German Laus, English louse, Danish lus.

Noun

luis f (plural luizen, diminutive luisje n)

1. louse, used of various insects commonly considered pests
   1. member of the Aphidoidea
   2. member of the Psocodea

Derived terms

• aardluis
• bladluis
• bloedluis
• hoofdluis
• luisachtig
• luisvlieg
• luizenbol
• luizenleven
• luizig
• schaamluis
• schildluis
• wandluis
• zeeluis

 

Descendants

• Afrikaans: luis

See also

• neet

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

luis

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of luizen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of luizen

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Esperanto

Verb

luis

1. past of lui

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɥi/
• Homophones: lui, luit

Verb

luis

1. first-person singular present indicative of luire
2. second-person singular present indicative of luire
3. second-person singular present imperative of luire

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) luis

1. second-person singular present active indicative of luō

References

• “luis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• luis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

luis

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular of lus

Synonyms

• lusa

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Spanish

Noun

luis m (plural luises)

1. louis (currency)