*lausaz
Runic: ᛚᚨᚢᛊᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈlɑu̯.sɑz/adjective · a-stem
Meanings
- loose, free
- empty, devoid
- false, untrue
- -less, lacking, devoid of
Etymology
An o-grade adjectival formation from *leusaną (‘to lose’).
Declension
Strong declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lausaz | lausō | lausą, -atō | lausai | lausôz | lausō |
| Acc. | lausanǭ | lausǭ | lausą, -atō | lausanz | lausōz | lausō |
| Gen. | lausas, -is | lausaizōz | lausas, -is | lausaizǫ̂ | lausaizǫ̂ | lausaizǫ̂ |
| Dat. | lausammai | lausaizōi | lausammai | lausaimaz | lausaimaz | lausaimaz |
| Inst. | lausanō | lausaizō | lausanō | lausaimiz | lausaimiz | lausaimiz |
Weak declension
| Case | Sg. Masc. | Sg. Fem. | Sg. Neut. | Pl. Masc. | Pl. Fem. | Pl. Neut. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. | lausô | lausǭ | lausô | lausaniz | lausōniz | lausōnō |
| Acc. | lausanų | lausōnų | lausô | lausanunz | lausōnunz | lausōnō |
| Gen. | lausiniz | lausōniz | lausiniz | lausanǫ̂ | lausōnǫ̂ | lausanǫ̂ |
| Dat. | lausini | lausōni | lausini | lausammaz | lausōmaz | lausammaz |
| Inst. | lausinē | lausōnē | lausinē | lausammiz | lausōmiz | lausammiz |
Descendants
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*laus (Proto-West Germanic)
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lōs (Old Dutch)
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lôos (Middle Dutch)
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loos (Dutch)
- los (Afrikaans)
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loos (Dutch)
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lôos (Middle Dutch)
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lōs (Old Dutch)
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*laus (Proto-West Germanic)
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lēas (Old English)
- leas, lees, les (Middle English)
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lēas (Old English)
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*laus (Proto-West Germanic)
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*lās (Old Frisian)
- lus, luas (North Frisian)
- loos (Saterland Frisian)
- loas (West Frisian)
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*lās (Old Frisian)
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*laus (Proto-West Germanic)
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lōs, -laos (Old High German)
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lōs (Middle High German)
- los (German)
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lōs (Middle High German)
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lōs, -laos (Old High German)
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*laus (Proto-West Germanic)
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lōs (Old Saxon)
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lōs (Middle Low German)
- looss (Plautdietsch)
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lōs (Middle Low German)
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lōs (Old Saxon)
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lauss (Old Norse)
- leysur (Faroese)
- låss (Gutnish)
- laus (Icelandic)
- los (Norn)
- lös (Swedish)
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lauss (Old Norse)
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løs (Danish)
- løs (Norwegian Bokmål)
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løs (Danish)
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lauss (Old Norse)
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laus, lous, loos (Middle English)
- loose (English)
- lous, lows, loose (Scots)
- lhowse, lowse, lous, lhause (Yola)
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laus, lous, loos (Middle English)
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lauss (Old Norse)
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laus (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- laus (Norwegian Bokmål)
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laus (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- 𐌻𐌰𐌿𐍃 (laus) (Gothic)
- *lausas (Proto-Finnic)