Laus

See also: laus and -laus

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laʊ̯s/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯s
  • Audio (Austria)(file)
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Noun

Laus f (genitive Laus, plural Läuse, diminutive Läuschen n, feminine (rare) Läusin)

  1. louse

Declension
Declension of Laus [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Laus die Läuse
genitive einer der Laus der Läuse
dative einer der Laus den Läusen
accusative eine die Laus die Läuse

See also

Further reading
  • “Laus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Laus” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Laus” in Duden online
  • “Laus” in OpenThesaurus.de
  • Laus on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laʊ̯s/

Noun

Laus f (plural Leis)

  1. louse

Further reading

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /læu̯s/, [læˑʊ̯s]

Noun

Laus f (plural Lais)

  1. louse (insect)

Pennsylvania German

Etymology

From Middle High German lūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Compare German Laus, Dutch luis, English louse.

Noun

Laus f (plural Leis)

  1. louse
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