lus – Norwegian Nynorsk noun declension

Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms of lus

Noun: lus
Gender: Feminine Hyphenation:

Indefinite

Sg.lus
Pl.lus; lyser

Definite

Sg.lusa
Pl.lusene; lysene

Sample Sentences

  • Godt gøymd mellom hårstråa sit lusa og syg blod frå verten sin. (Well hidden between the hairs, sits the louse and sucks blood from its host.) [2000, Erna Osland, Hår i millionar år, Oslo: Samlaget, page 57:]
  • Å finne lus i barnehår er ho vel van med. (She is likely used to finding lice in child's hair.) [1996, Sissel Solbjørg Bjugn, Lus [Lice], Oslo: Samlaget, page 24:]
  • Dette kan føre til ei oppblomstring av lus som trugar villaksen. (This could lead to a bloom of sea lice, threatening the wild salmon.) [2008 December 11, Møre, page 10:]
  • Eg kom samstundes og til aa nemja som aldri fyrr, kor ufysi ho var, den Lukti av Klædi hans; og naar eg tenkte på den Lusi – uhh! so totte eg det var mest Uraad hava sovoret ved Sida. (In that moment, I also came to perceive as never before how foul the smell of his clothes was. And when I thought of that poor thing – Yuck! I thought it'd been most trouble to have such by one's side.) [1890, Per Sivle, Sogor, Bergen: Mons Litlere, page 109:]
  • Jakka er tradisjonell kufte med lus og bordar. (The jacket is a traditional cardigan with lice and borders.) [2013 February 28, Sulaposten, page 12:]
  • fruktemni vert til smaa neter („lus“) [1920, A. Holmsen, Naturkunnskap for folkeskulen, 4th edition, Kristiania: Cappelen, page 58:]

Etymology

1. From Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *luHs-, *lewH-.
2. Germanic cognates include Icelandic and Faroese lús, Danish and Swedish lus, German Laus, Dutch luis, and English louse. Wider Indo-European cognates may include some in Brythonic languages, such as Welsh llau and Breton laou. See: Old Norse Nouns 'lús', Faroese Nouns 'lús', Swedish Nouns 'lus', German Nouns 'Laus', Dutch Nouns 'luis', English Nouns 'louse'.

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