*leuhsaz

Runic: ᛚᛖᚢᚺᛊᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈleu̯x.sɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

light, bright

Etymology

(SS: check out PIE folder paper on Primary t-stems re this and related words) From Proto-Indo-European *léwk-so-s, from *lewk- (‘to shine’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	leuhsaz	leuhsō	leuhsą, -atō	leuhsai	leuhsôz	leuhsō
Acc.	leuhsanǭ	leuhsǭ	leuhsą, -atō	leuhsanz	leuhsōz	leuhsō
Gen.	leuhsas, -is	leuhsaizōz	leuhsas, -is	leuhsaizǫ̂	leuhsaizǫ̂	leuhsaizǫ̂
Dat.	leuhsammai	leuhsaizōi	leuhsammai	leuhsaimaz	leuhsaimaz	leuhsaimaz
Inst.	leuhsanō	leuhsaizō	leuhsanō	leuhsaimiz	leuhsaimiz	leuhsaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	leuhsô	leuhsǭ	leuhsô	leuhsaniz	leuhsōniz	leuhsōnō
Acc.	leuhsanų	leuhsōnų	leuhsô	leuhsanunz	leuhsōnunz	leuhsōnō
Gen.	leuhsiniz	leuhsōniz	leuhsiniz	leuhsanǫ̂	leuhsōnǫ̂	leuhsanǫ̂
Dat.	leuhsini	leuhsōni	leuhsini	leuhsammaz	leuhsōmaz	leuhsammaz
Inst.	leuhsinē	leuhsōnē	leuhsinē	leuhsammiz	leuhsōmiz	leuhsammiz

Descendants

ljóss (Old Norse)
- liuos (Elfdalian)
- ljósur (Faroese)
- ljós (Icelandic)
- ljos (Norwegian Nynorsk)
ljóss (Old Norse)
- lys (Danish)
  - lys (Norwegian Bokmål)
    - lys (Norwegian Nynorsk)
ljóss (Old Norse)
- liūs (Old Swedish)
  - ljus (Swedish)

Explore/search these descendants

View on Wiktionary