ljós
Appearance
See also: ljos
Faroese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse ljós, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ljós n (genitive singular ljós, plural ljós)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ljós | ljósið | ljós | ljósini |
accusative | ljós | ljósið | ljós | ljósini |
dative | ljósi | ljósinum | ljósum | ljósunum |
genitive | ljós | ljósins | ljósa | ljósanna |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Icelandic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Norse ljós, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsą.
Noun
[edit]ljós n (genitive singular ljóss, nominative plural ljós)
- a light
- Synonym: birta
- Genesis 1 (Icelandic translation)
- Guð sagði: „Verði ljós!“ Og það varð ljós. Guð sá, að ljósið var gott, og Guð greindi ljósið frá myrkrinu. Og Guð kallaði ljósið dag, en myrkrið kallaði hann nótt. Það varð kveld og það varð morgunn, hinn fyrsti dagur.
- And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
- a lighting
- Synonym: lýsing
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Norse ljóss, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz.
Adjective
[edit]ljós (comparative ljósari, superlative ljósastur)
- light (of colour; pale, not dark)
- clear, apparent
- Synonym: greindur
- fair, blond
- Drengurinn var brúnhærður, ljós yfirlitum og feiminn.
- The boy had brown hair, a fair complexion and was shy.
Declension
[edit]positive forms of ljós
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
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nominative | ljós | ljós | ljóst | |
accusative | ljósan | ljósa | ||
dative | ljósum | ljósri | ljósu | |
genitive | ljóss | ljósrar | ljóss | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | ljósir | ljósar | ljós | |
accusative | ljósa | |||
dative | ljósum | |||
genitive | ljósra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | ljósi | ljósa | ljósa | |
acc/dat/gen | ljósa | ljósu | ||
plural (all-case) | ljósu |
superlative forms of ljós
strong declension (indefinite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | ljósastur | ljósust | ljósast | |
accusative | ljósastan | ljósasta | ||
dative | ljósustum | ljósastri | ljósustu | |
genitive | ljósasts | ljósastrar | ljósasts | |
plural | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | ljósastir | ljósastar | ljósust | |
accusative | ljósasta | |||
dative | ljósustum | |||
genitive | ljósastra | |||
weak declension (definite) |
singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
nominative | ljósasti | ljósasta | ljósasta | |
acc/dat/gen | ljósasta | ljósustu | ||
plural (all-case) | ljósustu |
Synonyms
[edit]- (bright): skýr
- (fair): ljósleitur
References
[edit]- Guus Kroonen (2013) “*leuhsa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 334
Old Norse
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *leuhsą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright, shine”).
Noun
[edit]ljós n
Declension
[edit]neuter | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | ljós | ljósit | ljós | ljósin |
accusative | ljós | ljósit | ljós | ljósin |
dative | ljósi | ljósinu | ljósum | ljósunum |
genitive | ljóss | ljóssins | ljósa | ljósanna |
Related terms
[edit]- ljóss (“bright”)
Descendants
[edit]- Icelandic: ljós
- Faroese: ljós
- Norwegian Nynorsk: ljos; (dialectal) ljøs, ljus, ljys, løs
- Jamtish: ljǿs
- Elfdalian: liuos
- Old Swedish: liūs
- Swedish: ljus
- Old Danish: liūs
- Scanian: lýs
- Gutnish: ljaus
Further reading
[edit]- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “ljós”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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