en lus
Meaning
louse
In Swedish: insekt som lever i människors el. djurs skinn el. hår
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en lus |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | lusen |
| Plural, indefinite | löss |
| Plural, definite | lössen |
lus is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor lus, den stora lusen. Check another noun
Practise lus
1 / 2Is it en lus or ett lus?
Questions
What does lus mean in English?
lus means “louse”.
Is it en lus or ett lus?
It is en lus, and “the louse” is lusen.
What is the plural of lus?
The plural of lus is löss, and the definite plural is lössen.
Origin
From Old Swedish lūs, from Old Norse lús, from Proto-Germanic *lūs, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *luHs-, *lewH-.
Nearby common words
lus is number 9,511 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 9,507hemmaplan home ground
- 9,508uppmuntrande encouraging, encourage
- 9,509slarvigt carelessly
- 9,510ofullständig incomplete
- 9,512ockult occult
- 9,513oregelbunden irregular
- 9,514pubertet puberty
- 9,515puffra pistol, shooter
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