Translingual

Abbreviation

Lys

1. (biochemistry) IUPAC 3-letter abbreviation of lysine

English

The Leie in Ghent.

Proper noun

Lys

1. a river in France and Belgium, and a left tributary of the Scheldt at Gent

Translations

English

Noun

lys

1. plural of ly

Afrikaans

Noun

lys ‎(plural lyste, diminutive lysie)

1. list, record

Albanian

Alternative forms

• lis

Etymology

A variant of lis.

Verb

lys ‎(first-person singular past tense lysa, participle lysur)

1. to pour

Derived terms

• lyse

Related terms

• lot

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyːs/, [ˈlyːˀs]
• Rhymes: -yːs

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

lys

1. light
2. bright
3. fair, blond
4. cheerful, sunny

Inflection

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ljós

Noun

lys n (singular definite lyset, plural indefinite lys)

1. light
2. candle

Inflection

See also

• lys on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

French

Alternative forms

• lis

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lis/

Noun

lys m ‎(plural lys)

1. lily

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyːs/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ljóss, Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.

Adjective

lys ‎(neuter singular lyst, definite singular and plural lyse, comparative lysere, indefinite superlative lysest, definite superlative lyseste)

1. light (not dark)
2. (hair) fair, blonde
3. (skin) fair
4. bright (e.g. person)

   en lys idé‎ ― a bright idea

Adverb

lys

1. 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
• lyserød

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ljós.

Noun

lys n ‎(definite singular lyset, indefinite plural lys, definite plural lysa or lysene)

1. (uncountable) light

   se dagens lys‎ ― see the light of day (be born, begin to exist)

2. (countable) a light
3. levende lys, stearinlys‎ ― a candle

Derived terms

References

• “lys” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ljós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lyːs/

Alternative forms

• ljos

Noun

lys n ‎(definite singular lyset, indefinite plural lys, definite plural lysa)

1. (uncountable) light
2. (countable) a light

Derived terms

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -yːs

Verb

lys

1. imperative of lysa.

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /lɨːs/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /liːs/

Noun

lys

1. Soft mutation of llys.

Mutation