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Inflection oflys
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	lys	lysere	lysest²
indefinite neuter singular	lyst	lysere	lysest²
plural	lyse	lysere	lysest²
definite attributive¹	lyse	lysere	lyseste

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

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FromOld Danishlius,liys, fromOld Norseljós, fromProto-Germanic*leuhsą. Related tolue

Noun

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lys n (singular definitelyset,plural indefinitelys)

Inflection

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Declension oflys
neuter gender	singular		plural
neuter gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lys	lyset	lys	lysene
genitive	lys'	lysets	lys'	lysenes

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Verb

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lys

imperative oflyse

French

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Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /lis/
Audio: (file)

Noun

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lys m (plurallys)

Alternative spelling oflis(flower)

Middle English

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Noun

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lys

plural oflous

Norwegian Bokmål

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NorwegianWikipedia has an article on:

lys

Wikipedia^no

Etymology 1

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FromDanishlys, fromOld Norseljóss, fromProto-Germanic*leuhsaz.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /lyːs/
(Fredrikstad dialect)IPA^(key): [l̺yːs]

Adjective

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lys (neuter singularlyst,definite singular and plurallyse,comparativelysere,indefinite superlativelysest,definite superlativelyseste)

light (not dark)
(hair)fair,blonde
(skin)fair
bright (e.g. person)
enlys idé ―a bright idea

Adverb

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lys

light (in colour)
lys blå ―light blue(blå being an adjective; however it can also be written as a compound:lyseblå)

lys n (definite singularlyset,indefinite plurallys,definite plurallysaorlysene)

(uncountable)light
se dagenslys ―see the light of day (be born, begin to exist)
(countable) alight
levende lys,stearinlys ―acandle

Derived terms

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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Verb

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lys

imperative oflyse

References

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“lys” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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ljos

Etymology 1

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Norwegian NynorskWikipedia has an article on:

lys

Wikipediaⁿⁿ

FromDanishlys, perhaps viaNorwegian Bokmållys, fromOld Danishliūs, fromOld Norseljós,Proto-Germanic*leuhsą.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /lyːs/

Noun

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lys n (definite singularlyset,indefinite plurallys,definite plurallysa)

Alternative form ofljos

Derived terms

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Etymology 2

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FromDanishlys, perhaps viaNorwegian Bokmållys, fromOld Danish[Term?], fromOld Norseljóss,Proto-Germanic*leuhsaz.

Adjective

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lys (neuterlyst,definite singular and plurallyse,comparativelysare,indefinite superlativelysast,definite superlativelysaste)