# lys
## English
### Noun

lys
* plural of ly

### Anagrams

* YLS, Sly, YLs, YSL, sly, syl-

## Afrikaans
### Etymology

From Dutch lijst.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ləis/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

lys (plural lyste, diminutive lysie)
* list, record

## Albanian
### Alternative forms

* lis

### Etymology

A variant of lis.

### Verb

lys (aorist lysa, participle lysur)
* to pour

#### Derived terms

* lyse

#### Related terms

* lot

## Cornish
### Etymology

Cognate with Welsh llys, Irish lios, and Breton lez

### Noun

lys f (plural lysow)
* (law) court

## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlyˀs]
* Rhymes: -yːˀs

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse ljóss, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

#### Adjective

lys
* light, bright
* (of hair) fair, blond
* cheerful, sunny
* high-pitched

##### Inflection

$^1$ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. $^2$ The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse ljós, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.

#### Noun

lys n (singular definite lyset, plural indefinite lys)
* light
* candle

##### See also

* lys on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{da}$

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

lys
* imperative of lyse

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lis/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

lys m (plural lys)
* Alternative spelling of lis (flower)

### Further reading

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

## Middle English
### Noun

lys
* plural of lous

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From Danish lys, from Old Norse ljóss, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lyːs/
* (Fredrikstad dialect) IPA: [l̺yːs]

#### Adjective

lys (neuter singular lyst, definite singular and plural lyse, comparative lysere, indefinite superlative lysest, definite superlative lyseste)
* light (not dark)
* (hair) fair, blonde
* (skin) fair
* bright (e.g. person)
    en lys idé ― a bright idea

#### Adverb

lys
* light (in colour)
    lys blå ― light blue (blå being an adjective; however it can also be written as a compound: lyseblå)

#### Derived terms

* lyseblå
* lysebrun
* lysegrønn
* lysegrå
* lysegul
* lyserød

### Etymology 2

From Danish lys, from Old Danish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.

#### Noun

lys n (definite singular lyset, indefinite plural lys, definite plural lysa or lysene)
* (uncountable) light
    se dagens lys ― see the light of day (be born, begin to exist)
* (countable) a light
    levende lys, stearinlys ― a candle

##### Derived terms

* blinklys
* blålys
* gatelys
* lysbryter
* lysbølge
* lysbøye
* lysdiode
* lysekrone
* lysfølsom
* lysfølsomhet
* lyshastighet
* lyskilde, lyskjelde
* lysmåler
* lysstråle
* lysstyrke
* neonlys
* rullebanelys
* stearinlys
* søkelys
* telys
* trafikklys
* vokslys

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

lys
* imperative of lyse

### References

* “lys” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* ljos

### Etymology 1

From Danish lys, perhaps via Norwegian Bokmål lys, from Old Danish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lyːs/

#### Noun

lys n (definite singular lyset, indefinite plural lys, definite plural lysa)
* Alternative form of ljos

##### Derived terms

* blinklys
* blålys
* gatelys
* lysbølge
* lysbøye
* lysdiode
* lysekrone
* lyskastar
* lyskjelde
* lysstråle
* lysstyrke
* neonlys
* stearinlys
* søkelys
* telys
* trafikklys
* vokslys

### Etymology 2

From Danish lys, perhaps via Norwegian Bokmål lys, from Old Danish [Term?], from Old Norse ljóss, Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

#### Adjective

lys (neuter lyst, definite singular and plural lyse, comparative lysare, indefinite superlative lysast, definite superlative lysaste)
* Alternative form of ljos

##### Derived terms

* lysebrun
* lysegrå
* lysegul

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

lys
* imperative of lysa

### References

* “lys” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old English
### Noun

lȳs
* inflection of lūs:
** dative singular
** nominative/accusative plural

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -yːs

### Verb

lys
* imperative of lysa

### Anagrams

* sly, syl, yls

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /lɨːs/
* (South Wales) IPA: /liːs/

### Noun

lys
* Soft mutation of llys.

### Mutation

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