lyse

See also: lysé, lysë, łyse, and -lyse

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪz/, /ˈlaɪs/
Rhymes: -aɪz, -aɪs
Homophones: lies, lice

Etymology

Back-formation from lysis.

Verb

1. (biology) To burst or cut a cell or cell structure; to induce lysis.
2. (biochemistry) To break down molecularly into smaller molecules; to induce lysis.

Related terms

• lysis
• -lysis

Anagrams

• Slye, leys, lyes, sely, sley, syle

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyːsə/, [ˈlyːsə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse lýsa.

Verb

lyse (imperative lys, infinitive at lyse, present tense lyser, past tense lyste, perfect tense har lyst)

1. shine
2. give out light

Etymology 2

See lys (“light, bright”).

Adjective

lyse

1. inflection of lys:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

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French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: lysent, lyses

Noun

lyse f (plural lyses)

1. (chemistry) lysis

Related terms

• lytique

Verb

lyse

1. inflection of lyser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “lyse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) lyse

1. ablative singular of lysis

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Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• (Fredrikstad dialect) IPA^(key): [ˈlŷː.sɛ̝]

Adjective

1. definite singular of lys
2. plural of lys

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lýsa

Verb

lyse (imperative lys, present tense lyser, passive lyses, simple past lyste, past participle lyst, present participle lysende)

1. to light

Derived terms

• avlyse
• belyse
• opplyse

References

• “lyse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

lyse (present tense lyser, past tense lyste, past participle lyst, passive infinitive lysast, present participle lysande, imperative lys)

1. Alternative form of lysa

Derived terms

• avlyse

Adjective

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of lys
2. plural of lys