lus

See also: lús, luș, and Łuś

Translingual

Symbol

lus

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

English

Etymology 1

Verb

lus

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of lu

Etymology 2

Noun

lus

1. plural of lu

Anagrams

• LSU, ULs, Uls.

Albanian

Alternative forms

• lut — Standard Albanian

Etymology

Variant of lut.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

lus (aorist luta, participle lutur)

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

Related terms

• lut
• lutem (liutem (Arbëreshë, Arvanitic))
• lutur
• lutje f, lutja f
• lutës m, lutësi m
• lutur f, lutura f

 

Further reading

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

Danish

Etymology

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

Noun

lus c (singular definite lusen, plural indefinite lus)

1. louse

Inflection

Declension of lus

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lus	lusen	lus	lusene
genitive	lus'	lusens	lus'	lusenes

Derived terms

• tømmerlus, tømrerlus

Further reading

• “lus” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• lis (dialectal)
• luts (dialectal)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lʏs/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: lus
• Rhymes: -ʏs

Noun

lus f (plural lussen, diminutive lusje n)

1. loop

Derived terms

• kernlis

Descendants

• → Saramaccan: lásu

Further reading

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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly/

• Audio

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Verb

lus

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

Participle

lus m pl

1. masculine plural of lu

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠʊsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠʌsˠ/

Noun

lus m (genitive singular lusa, nominative plural lusanna)

1. plant, herb

   Synonym: luibh

Declension

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

• aelus (“liverwort”)
• leannlus (“hops”)
• lus an aisig (“daffodil”)
• lus an bhainne (“milkwort”)
• lus an bhalla (“wallflower”)
• lus an bhorraigh (“bladder-wort”)
• lus an chairdinéil (“cardinal-flower”)
• lus an chodlata (“opium poppy”)
• lus an choilm (“columbine”)
• lus an choire (“coriander”)
• lus an chorráin (“spleenwort”)
• lus an chromchinn (“narcissus; daffodil”)
• lus an chrúbáin (“gentian”)
• lus an dá phingin (“moneywort”)
• lus an easpaig (“ground elder”)
• lus an ghiolla (“lousewort”)
• lus an ghrá (“love-lies-bleeding”)
• lus an ghúta (“ground elder”)
• lus an leanna (“hops”)
• lus an óir (“hedge-mustard”)
• lus an phiobair (“peppermint”)
• lus an sparáin (“shepherd's purse”)
• lus an tóiteáin (“houseleek”)
• lus an treacha (“thyme-leaved speedwell”)
• lus an tsabhdáin (“sultan”)
• lus an tsiocaire (“chicory”)
• lus an úcaire (“teasel”)
• lus anainn (“pineapple weed”)
• lus beatha (“betony”)
• lus braonach (“dropwort”)
• lus buí Bealtaine (“marsh marigold”)
• lus cailce (“gypsophila”)
• lus caisil (“asphodel”)
• lus cigilteach (“sensitive plant”)
• lus coise gé (“goosefoot”)
• lus croí (“heart's-ease”)
• lus cumhra (“sweet herb”)
• lus gan athair gan mháthair (“duckweed”)
• lus garbh (“goose-grass, cleavers”)
• lus gormáin (“bluebottle, cornflower”)
• lus liath (“lavender”)
• lus mhic rí Breatan (“wild thyme”)
• lus mín (“dill”)
• lus míonla (“forget-me-not”)
• lus molach (“woodruff”)
• lus mór (“foxglove”)
• lus mór na coille (“deadly nightshade, belladonna”)
• lus na bhfear beag (“heath, white, bedstraw”)
• lus na bhfrancach (“tansy”)
• lus na bó (“cucumber”)
• lus na Cásca (“pasque-flower”)
• lus na feannóige (“crowberry”)
• lus na fola (“shepherd's purse”)
• lus na gaoithe (“wood anemone”)
• lus na gcnámh (“samphire”)
• lus na gcnapán (“lesser celandine”)
• lus na gealaí (“honesty”)
• lus na gile (“sweet-william”)
• lus na gloine (“glasswort”)
• lus na gréine (“sunflower”)
• lus na hoíche (“nightshade”)
• lus na magairlí (“orchid”)
• lus na mban sí (“foxglove”)
• lus na mbanríon (“auricula”)
• lus na mbrat (“wild thyme”)
• lus na meala (“balm”)
• lus na páise (“passion-flower”)
• lus na pingine (“pennywort”)
• lus na seabhac (“hawkweed”)
• lus na seangán (“wall-pepper”)
• lus na seicne (“rupturewort”)
• lus na síochána (“yellow loosestrife”)
• lus na smáileog (“wild celery”)
• lus na súl buí (“charlock”)
• lus nathrach (“viper's bugloss”)
• lus síoda (“ragged robin”)
• lus spreagtha (“asparagus”)
• lus súch (“asparagus”)
• lus súgach (“asparagus”)
• lus tine (“fire-weed, rose-bay willow-herb”)

 

Further reading

• Entries containing “lus” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “lus” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lus”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese luz.

Noun

lus

1. light, lamp

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to luce, from Latin lux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyːz/ (Milanese)

Noun

lus f

1. light

Manx

Etymology

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

Noun

lus m (genitive singular lus, plural lussyn)

1. plant, herb
2. leek
3. vervain

Derived terms

• lus y daa ghuillag

References

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 lus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Norwegian Bokmål

Cartographic symbol of a rock awash

Etymology

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

Noun

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

2. (entomology) a louse (plural lice), or a similar animal, e.g. a sea louse
4. (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
6. (colloquial botany) a hairy seed from a rosehip
8. (nautical cartography) a symbol signifying a rock awash (a cross with four dots)
10. (computing) a computer bug

Derived terms

• avluse
• bladlus
• fattiglus
• fiskelus
• flatlus
• granbarlus
• hodelus
• kroppslus
• lakselus
• linselus
• luse
• lusefart
• lusefrø
• lusegress
• lusekam
• lusekjører
• luseknekker
• lusekofte
• luselønn
• lusen
• lusete
• lusflue
• skjoldlus
• som lus på en tjærekost
• tanglus
• ull-lus
• veggelus

 

References

• “lus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “lus” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• slu

Norwegian Nynorsk

hovudlus (Pediculus humanus capitis; a headlouse)

lus på kufte
stitches in a knitted pattern

lus i nype
hairy seeds in a rosehip

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /lʉːs/

Noun

lus f (plural lusa)

2. (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.

4. (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.

6. (figurative of a person) a miser; a stingy and miserly person
8. (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.

10. (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.

12. (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)

14. (carpentry, woodworking) a piece of wood made to fill a gap that is left open, typically as a mistake during the moulding
16. (carpentry, woodworking) a dowel pin

    Synonym: dimling

18. (colloquial, now rare) a crayon
19. (dialectal, rare) gills on a crab
21. a hairgrip

Synonyms

• (miser): gjerrigknark, gniar, knip, knipar, gnik, gnikar, gnaur, knark, pist, pugar, knøl
• (rose hip seed): nypefrø, kløpulver
• (computer bug): glitsj
• (crayon): teiknestift

Derived terms

• avluse
• bladlus
• duelus
• fattiglus
• flatlus
• gjellelus
• granbarlus
• gutelus
• hovudlus
• jentelus
• kjenne lusa på gangen
• lakselus
• linselus
• lus i magen
• luse
• lusefart
• lusefrø
• lusegras
• lusekam
• luseknekkar
• lusekufte
• lusekøyrar
• luseløn
• lusen
• lusete
• lusfluge
• lushatt
• lyske
• skjoldlus
• som ei lus på ein tjørekost
• tanglus
• tusselus
• ull-lus
• veggelus

 

See also

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

References

• “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

• slu, sul, Sul

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luːs/

Noun

lūs f (nominative plural lȳs)

1. louse

Declension

Declension of lus (strong consonant stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	lūs	lȳs
accusative	lūs	lȳs
genitive	lȳs, lūse	lūsa
dative	lȳs	lūsum

Descendants

• Middle English: lous, lows, lowse
  • English: louse
  • Scots: louse, loose

Old French

Etymology

From Latin lucius (“pike”).

Noun

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

1. pike (fish)

Further reading

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (lus)

Old Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [l͈us]

Noun

lus m

1. plant, herb, vegetable
2. leek

Inflection

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

• Irish: lus
• Manx: lus
• Scottish Gaelic: lus

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
lus also llus after a proclitic	lus pronounced with /l(ʲ)-/	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 lus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Noun

lūs f

1. louse

Declension

Declension of lūs (consonant stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lūs	lūsin	lȳs	lȳssinar, -ena(r)
accusative	lūs	lūsina, -ena	lȳs	lȳssinar, -ena(r)
dative	lūs	lūsinni, -inne	lūsum, -om	lūsumin, -omen
genitive	lūsa(r)	inna(r)	lūsa	lūsanna

Descendants

• Swedish: lus

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese luz and Spanish luz and Kabuverdianu lus.

Noun

lus

1. light, lamp

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠus̪/

Noun

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

1. plant, herb
2. weed

Synonyms

• luibh

Derived terms

• lus buidhe Bealltainn
• lus dà bhliadhnail
• lus-itheach
• lus-itheadair

 

Further reading

• Edward Dwelly (1911) “lus”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎^[2], 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “1 lus”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʉːs

Noun

lus c

1. louse

Declension

Declension of lus
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lus	lusen	löss	lössen
Genitive	lus	lusens	löss	lössens

Further reading

• lus in Svensk ordbok.

White Hmong

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu˩/

Noun

lus

1. words, speech

Derived terms

• txhais lus

 

References

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