ljus

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/jʉːs/

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• Rhymes:-ʉːs

Etymology 1

FromOld Swedishliūs,fromOld Norseljóss,fromProto-Germanic*leuhsaz,fromProto-Indo-European*lewk-so-,fromProto-Indo-European*lewk-.

Adjective

ljus

1. (of light or color)bright
2. (of sound)high-pitched

   enljusröst

   ahigh-pitchedvoice

Declension

Inflection ofljus

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	ljus	ljusare	ljusast
neuter singular	ljust	ljusare	ljusast
plural	ljusa	ljusare	ljusast
masculine plural2	ljuse	ljusare	ljusast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	ljuse	ljusare	ljusaste
all	ljusa	ljusare	ljusaste

¹The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
²Dated or archaic.
³Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Etymology 2

FromOld Swedishliūs,fromOld Norseljós,fromProto-Germanic*leuhsą,fromProto-Indo-European*lewk-so-m,fromProto-Indo-European*lewk-.

Noun

ljusn

1. (uncountable)light
2. (countable)acandle

   att tända ettljus

   to light acandle

   • 1987,Triad(lyrics and music), “Tänd ettljus[Light acandle]” ‎^[1]:

     Tänd ettljusoch låt det brinna. Låt aldrig hoppet försvinna. Det är mörkt nu, men det blir ljusare igen.

     Light acandleand let it burn. Never let [the] hope disappear. It is dark now, but it will get lighter again.

Declension

Declension ofljus

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ljus	ljus
	definite	ljuset	ljusets
plural	indefinite	ljus	ljus
	definite	ljusen	ljusens

Derived terms

• dagsljus
• föra bakom ljuset
• halvljus
• helljus
• juleljus
• stearinljus

Related terms

• ljusna
• lysa

See also

• veke(“wick”)

References

• ljusinSvensk ordbok(SO)
• ljusinSvenska Akademiens ordlista(SAOL)
• ljusinSvenska Akademiens ordbok(SAOB)

Anagrams

• juls