ljus

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʉːs/

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• 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-.

Adjective

ljus

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

   en ljus röst

   a high-pitched voice

Declension

Inflection of ljus

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

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

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

1. (uncountable) light
2. (countable) a candle

   att tända ett ljus

   to light a candle

   • 1987, Triad (lyrics and music), “Tänd ett ljus [Light a candle]”‎^[1]:

     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

		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

• ljus in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• ljus in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• ljus in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• juls