English

Noun

lice

1. plural form of louse

Anagrams

• ceil, Icel., ICLE, ILEC

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lis/

Etymology 1

From Frankish *listia.

Noun

lice f ‎(plural lices)

1. (fortifications) curtain wall
2. (historical) pomerium
3. (by extension) list, field (for combat); playing field; arena

   Il est entré en lice. He came into contention.

Derived terms

• en lice

Etymology 2

Probably from Vulgar Latin *licia, from Latin lycisca, feminine of lyciscus ‎(“wolf dog”).

Noun

lice f ‎(plural lices)

1. (archaic) brach, bitch hound (specifically, dog used for breeding hunting dogs)

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̠ʲɪcɪ/

Noun

lice

1. Alternative form of leice: genitive singular of leac

Latin

Verb

licē

1. second-person singular present active imperative of liceō

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲit͡sɛ]

Verb

lice

1. third-person plural present of licyś

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʎiʰkʰʲə/

Noun

lice f

1. genitive singular of leac

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǐːtse/
• Hyphenation: li‧ce

Noun

líce n ‎(Cyrillic spelling ли́це)

1. face

   ukradeno lice - stolen face (translated name of the film "Face Off")

2. (grammar) person

   prvo lice jedine - first person singular

   prvo lice množine - first person plural

Declension

See also

• obraz

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *lice, from Proto-Indo-European *līg-

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lìːt͡sɛ/, /líːt͡sɛ/
• Tonal orthography: líce, lȋce
• Hyphenation: li‧ce

Noun

líce n ‎(genitive líca, nominative plural líca)

1. (anatomy) cheek
2. (anatomy, archaic) face

Declension

Related terms

• obràz