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Translingual

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Symbol

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lus

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Mizo.

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English

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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lus

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lu

Etymology 2

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Noun

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lus

  1. plural of lu

Anagrams

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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  • lutStandard Albanian

Etymology

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Variant of lut.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lus/, [lʊs] (Standard)
  • IPA(key): /ʎut/, /ʎʊs/ (Gheg)

Verb

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lus (aorist luta, participle lutur)

  1. (active voice, transitive) to request, (kindly) ask for; to plead, to beg
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Further reading

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  • [1] active verb lut, lus (aorist luta; participle lutur) • Fjalor Shqip

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Indo-European *lewH-.

Pronunciation

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This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun

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lus c (singular definite lusen, plural indefinite lus)

  1. louse

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch litse, from Old French lice, from Vulgar Latin līcia, from Latin līcium.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lʏs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: lus
  • Rhymes: -ʏs

Noun

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lus f (plural lussen, diminutive lusje n)

  1. loop

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Saramaccan: lásu

Further reading

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  • lus” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

French

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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lus

  1. first/second-person singular past historic of lire

Participle

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lus m pl

  1. masculine plural of lu

Irish

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Etymology

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From Old Irish lus (plant, herb, vegetable).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lus m (genitive singular lusa, nominative plural lusanna)

  1. plant, herb
    Synonym: luibh

Declension

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Declension of lus (third declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative lus lusanna
vocative a lus a lusanna
genitive lusa lusanna
dative lus lusanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an lus na lusanna
genitive an lusa na lusanna
dative leis an lus
don lus
leis na lusanna
  • Alternative genitive singular/nominative plural form: losa

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 91

Further reading

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Javanese

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Romanization

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lus

  1. Romanization of ꦭꦸꦱ꧀

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese luz.

Noun

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lus

  1. light, lamp

Lombard

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Etymology

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Akin to luce, from Latin lux.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lus f

  1. light

Manx

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Etymology

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From Old Irish lus (plant, herb, vegetable).

Noun

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lus m (genitive singular lus, plural lussyn)

  1. plant, herb
  2. leek
  3. vervain

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References

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nb
Cartographic symbol of a rock awash

Etymology

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From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *luHs-, *lewH-.

Noun

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lus f or m (definite singular lusa or lusen, indefinite plural lus, definite plural lusene)

  1. (entomology) a louse (plural lice), or a similar animal, e.g. a sea louse
  2. (knitting) a single stitch (if not multiple adjacent stitches forming a single-stitch-like v-shape) of a different colour from that of the surrounding fabric, used to form a knitted pattern
  3. (colloquial botany) a hairy seed from a rosehip
  4. (nautical cartography) a symbol signifying a rock awash (a cross with four dots)
  5. (computing) a computer bug

Derived terms

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References

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Anagrams

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn
kuftelus
lus på kufte
stitches in a knitted pattern
nypelus
lus i nype
hairy seeds in a rosehip

Etymology

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From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *luHs-, *lewH-.

Germanic cognates include Icelandic and Faroese lús, Danish and Swedish lus, German Laus, Dutch luis, and English louse. Wider Indo-European cognates may include some in Brythonic languages, such as Welsh llau and Breton laou.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lus f (plural lusa)

  1. (entomology) a louse (a small blood-sucking insect in the order Psocodea)
    • 2000, Erna Osland, Hår i millionar år, Oslo: Samlaget, page 57:
      Godt gøymd mellom hårstråa sit lusa og syg blod frå verten sin.
      Well hidden between the hairs, sits the louse and sucks blood from its host.
    • 1996, Sissel Solbjørg Bjugn, Lus [Lice], Oslo: Samlaget, page 24:
      Å finne lus i barnehår er ho vel van med.
      She is likely used to finding lice in child's hair.
  2. (entomology) a small insect that is either closely related or similar in behaviour or appearance to a true louse, e.g. sea lice
    • 2008 December 11, Møre, page 10:
      Dette kan føre til ei oppblomstring av lus som trugar villaksen.
      This could lead to a bloom of sea lice, threatening the wild salmon.
  3. (figurative of a person) a miser; a stingy and miserly person
  4. (figurative of a person) someone who is poor and to be pitied; poor thing
    • 1890, Per Sivle, Sogor, Bergen: Mons Litlere, page 109:
      Eg kom samstundes og til aa nemja som aldri fyrr, kor ufysi ho var, den Lukti av Klædi hans; og naar eg tenkte på den Lusi – uhh! so totte eg det var mest Uraad hava sovoret ved Sida.
      In that moment, I also came to perceive as never before how foul the smell of his clothes was. And when I thought of that poor thing – Yuck! I thought it'd been most trouble to have such by one's side.
  5. (knitting) a single stitch (if not multiple adjacent stitches forming a single-stitch-like v-shape) of a different colour from that of the surrounding fabric, used to form a knitted pattern
    • 2013 February 28, Sulaposten, page 12:
      Jakka er tradisjonell kufte med lus og bordar.
      The jacket is a traditional cardigan with lice and borders.
  6. (colloquial botany) a hairy seed from a rosehip
    • 1920, A. Holmsen, Naturkunnskap for folkeskulen, 4th edition, Kristiania: Cappelen, page 58:
      fruktemni vert til smaa neter („lus“)
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  7. (carpentry, woodworking) a piece of wood made to fill a gap that is left open, typically as a mistake during the moulding
  8. (carpentry, woodworking) a dowel pin
    Synonym: dimling
  9. (colloquial, now rare) a crayon
  10. (dialectal, rare) gills on a crab
  11. a hairgrip

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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  • mus f (mouse) (for its morphological similarities)
  • gnet f

References

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  • “lus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “lus”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
  • “lus” in Norsk teknisk ordbok, Oslo: Samlaget, 1981
  • “lus” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Anagrams

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *lūs. Compare Old High German lūs, Old Norse lús.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lūs f (nominative plural lȳs)

  1. louse

Declension

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Strong consonant stem:

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin lucius (pike).

Noun

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lus oblique singularm (oblique plural lus, nominative singular lus, nominative plural lus)

  1. pike (fish)

Further reading

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  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (lus)

Old Irish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *lussus (medicinal herb, vegetable), likely influenced by Proto-Celtic *lubā (herb, plant), from Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ- (leaf).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lus m

  1. plant, herb, vegetable
  2. leek

Inflection

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Masculine u-stem
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative lus lusL losae
Vocative lus lusL losu
Accusative lusN lusL losu
Genitive losoH, losaH loso, losa losaeN
Dative lusL losaib losaib
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
  • H = triggers aspiration
  • L = triggers lenition
  • N = triggers nasalization

Descendants

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Mutation

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Mutation of lus
radical lenition nasalization
lus
also llus after a proclitic
ending in a vowel
lus
pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/
unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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Unknown (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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Noun

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lus

  1. smoothness, softness
  2. finesse
  3. gentleness, subtleness

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Further reading

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  • "lus" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Old Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Noun

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lūs f

  1. louse

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Descendants

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Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese luz and Spanish luz and Kabuverdianu lus.

Noun

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lus

  1. light, lamp

Polish

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Noun

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lus m inan

  1. (Central Greater Poland) Alternative form of luz (spacious place)
  2. (Southern Greater Poland, in the plural) remains after raking sheaves that are raked into heaps

Further reading

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  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “w lusy”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 19
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “lusy”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 30

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish lus (plant, herb, vegetable).

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Noun

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lus m (genitive singular luis or lusa, plural lusan)

  1. plant, herb
  2. weed

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Further reading

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  • Edward Dwelly (1911) “lus”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 lus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Swedish lūs, from Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *luHs-, *lewH-.

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Noun

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lus c

  1. louse

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White Hmong

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Etymology

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Possibly related to Old Chinese (OC *ŋaʔ, *ŋas, “word, language”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lus

  1. words, speech

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References

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  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[3], SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 119-120.