ljus
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jʉːs/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ʉːs
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish liūs, from Old Norse ljóss, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-so-, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.
Declension
| Inflection of ljus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | ljus | ljusare | ljusast |
| Neuter singular | ljust | ljusare | ljusast |
| Plural | ljusa | ljusare | ljusast |
| Masculine plural3 | ljuse | ljusare | ljusast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ljuse | ljusare | ljusaste |
| All | ljusa | ljusare | ljusaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish liūs, from Old Norse ljós, from Proto-Germanic *leuhsą, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-so-m, from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.
Noun
ljus n
- (uncountable) light
- (countable) a candle
- att tända ett ljus
- to light a candle
- 1987, Triad (lyrics and music), “Tänd ett ljus [Light a candle]”:
- Tänd ett ljus och låt det brinna. Låt aldrig hoppet försvinna. Det är mörkt nu, men det blir ljusare igen.
- Light a candle and let it burn. Never let [the] hope disappear. It is dark now, but it will get lighter again.
Declension
| Declension of ljus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ljus | ljuset | ljus | ljusen |
| Genitive | ljus | ljusets | ljus | ljusens |
Derived terms
See also
- veke (“wick”)
References
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