Luus

See also: luus, lúus, Lúus, and Lüüs

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

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”‎[1]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.
    Also good, as the flea catcher said when he’d caught a louse. (Westphalian Wellerism)

Derived terms

  • Wandluus (Wanz)

See also

References

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