Luus

See also: luus, lúus, Lúus, and Lüüs

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Luss (Siegerland)
• Laus, Lous (other Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Middle High German lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luːs/

Noun

Luus f (plural Lüüs, diminutive Lüüsje)

1. (Ripuarian) louse
   • 1993, “Op dem Maat”‎performed by De Räuber:

     En Maatfrau schreit us voller Bross: „D’r Koppschlot drei Mark vier!“
     Met Lüüs un Schnecke inklusiv, dat es doch nit ze düür.

     A market woman is shouting at the top of her voice: “A head of lettuce three marks and four [dimes]!”
     With lice and snails included, that’s really not too expensive.

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German lûs, from Old Saxon *lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Cognate with Dutch luis, West Frisian lûs, German Laus, English louse, Danish lus.

Noun

Luus f (plural Lüüs or Lüse)

1. louse (insect)

   Auk gued, sä de Flaufänger, do har he ne Luus kriëgen. (Westphalian Wellerism)

   Also good, as the flea catcher said when he’d caught a louse.

Derived terms

• Wandluus (Wanz)

See also

• Botterlicker
• Bottervagel
• Eemk
• Entomologie
• Käver
• Fleeg
• Fleerling
• Floh
• Honnigimm
• Imm
• Insekt
• Insektenkunn
• Karvdeert (compare German Kerbtier)
• Miegaamke
• Miegeem
• Miegeemk
• Miegeemke
• Miegreem
• Mier
• Miet
• Ruup
• Säver
• Sebber
• Sever
• Sommervagel
• Sommerlott
• Tääk
• Teek
• Weeps
• Wääps

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)