luis

See also: Luis and Luís

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch luis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lœis/

Noun

luis (plural luise, diminutive luisie)

1. louse

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lœy̯s/

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• Hyphenation: luis
• Rhymes: -œy̯s

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch luus, from Old Dutch *lūs, from Proto-West Germanic *lūs, from Proto-Germanic *lūs.

Cognate to Low German Luus, West Frisian lûs, German Laus, English louse, Danish lus.

Noun

luis f (plural luizen, diminutive luisje n)

1. louse, used of various insects commonly considered pests
   1. member of the Aphidoidea
   2. member of the Psocodea

Derived terms

• aardluis
• bladluis
• bloedluis
• druifluis
• hoofdluis
• luisachtig
• luisvlieg
• luizenbol
• luizenleven
• luizig
• schaamluis
• schildluis
• wandluis
• zeeluis

Descendants

• Afrikaans: luis
• Negerhollands: loes, lues

See also

• neet

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

luis

1. inflection of luizen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Esperanto

Verb

luis

1. past of lui

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɥi/
• Homophones: lui, luit

Verb

luis

1. inflection of luire:
   1. first/second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular present imperative

Latin

Noun

luis

1. genitive singular of luēs

Verb

luis

1. second-person singular present active indicative of luō

References

• “luis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “luis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

luis

1. genitive singular of lus

Synonyms

• lusa

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlwis/ [ˈlwis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: luis

Etymology 1

From Louis, name of several kings of France.

Noun

luis m (plural luises)

1. louis (currency)

Etymology 2

Verb

luis

1. inflection of luir:
   1. second-person singular voseo present indicative
   2. second-person plural present indicative

Further reading

• “luis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025