lus

Symbol

lus

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

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Mizo terms

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

Anagrams

• LSU, ULs, Uls.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lus/, [lʊs] (Standard)

Verb

lus (aorist luta, participle lutur)

1. Alternative form of lut

Further reading

• “lus”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006

Etymology

Cognate with Breton lus and Welsh llus.

Noun

lus f (singulative lusen)

1. (collective) bilberry
2. (collective) blueberry
3. (collective) cranberry

   Synonyms: koll garan, ys rudh

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

lus c (singular definite lusen, plural indefinite lus)

1. louse

Further reading

• “lus” in Den Danske Ordbog

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
• Homophone: löss

Noun

lus f (plural lussen, diminutive lusje n)

1. loop

Further reading

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ly/

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Verb

lus

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

Participle

lus m pl

1. masculine plural of lu