See also: Luis and Luís

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Etymology

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From Dutch luis.

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Noun

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luis (plural luise, diminutive luisie)

  1. louse

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lœy̯s/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: luis
  • Rhymes: -œy̯s

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch luus, from Old Dutch *lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Cognate to Low German Luus, West Frisian lûs, German Laus, English louse, Danish lus.

Noun

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luis f (plural luizen, diminutive luisje n)

  1. louse, used of various insects commonly considered pests
    1. member of the Aphidoidea
    2. member of the Psocodea
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: luis
  • Negerhollands: loes, lues
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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luis

  1. inflection of luizen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Esperanto

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luis

  1. past of lui

French

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luis

  1. inflection of luire:
    1. first/second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular present imperative

Latin

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Noun

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luis

  1. genitive singular of luēs

Verb

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luis

  1. second-person singular present active indicative of luō

References

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  • luis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • luis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

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luis

  1. genitive singular of lus

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlwis/ [ˈlwis]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: luis

Etymology 1

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From Louis, name of several kings of France.

Noun

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luis m (plural luises)

  1. louis (currency)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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luis

  1. inflection of luir:
    1. second-person singular voseo present indicative
    2. second-person plural present indicative

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