lyts

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian *lit, from Proto-West Germanic *lūtil, from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lit͡s/

Adjective

lyts

1. small, little, diminutive, small in mass
2. simple, straightforward, normal, plain
3. small in amount, few, little

Inflection

Inflection of lyts
uninflected	lyts
inflected	lytse
comparative	lytser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		lyts	lytser	it lytst it lytste
indefinite	c. sing.	lytse	lytsere	lytste
	n. sing.	lyts	lytser	lytste
	plural	lytse	lytsere	lytste
definite		lytse	lytsere	lytste
partitive		lyts	lytsers	—

Derived terms

• ferlytsje

Further reading

• “lyts”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011