"lis" meaning in Dutch

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Noun

IPA: /lɪs/ Audio: Nl-lis.ogg Forms: lissen [plural], lisje [diminutive, neuter], lisch [alternative, obsolete]
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: From Middle Dutch lesch, lesche, lisc, lyse; probably from the same ultimate origin as Old High German liska, which see (modern German Liesch). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|lesch}} Middle Dutch lesch, {{cog|goh|liska}} Old High German liska, {{cog|de|Liesch}} German Liesch Head templates: {{nl-noun|m,n|-en|+}} lis m or n (plural lissen, diminutive lisje n)
  1. iris (plant of the genus Iris) Tags: masculine, neuter Derived forms: gele lis, lisaardvlo, lisdodde, lissenboorder, lissnuitkever, Siberische lis
    Sense id: en-lis-nl-noun-7L42MkVa Categories (other): Iris family plants
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /lɪs/ Audio: Nl-lis.ogg Forms: lissen [plural], lisje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: See lus. Head templates: {{nl-noun|f|-en|+}} lis f (plural lissen, diminutive lisje n)
  1. alternative form of lus Tags: alt-of, alternative, feminine Alternative form of: lus
    Sense id: en-lis-nl-noun-7ekG8-jq Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "lesch"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch lesch",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "liska"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German liska",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Liesch"
      },
      "expansion": "German Liesch",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "lissen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lisje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lisch",
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        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
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        "lis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "gele lis"
        },
        {
          "word": "lisaardvlo"
        },
        {
          "word": "lisdodde"
        },
        {
          "word": "lissenboorder"
        },
        {
          "word": "lissnuitkever"
        },
        {
          "word": "Siberische lis"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "genus",
          "genus#English"
        ],
        [
          "Iris",
          "Iris#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪs"
    }
  ],
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}

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    {
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          "lus#Dutch"
        ]
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      ]
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    },
    {
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    }
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    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "es:Amaryllis family plants"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gele lis"
    },
    {
      "word": "lisaardvlo"
    },
    {
      "word": "lisdodde"
    },
    {
      "word": "lissenboorder"
    },
    {
      "word": "lissnuitkever"
    },
    {
      "word": "Siberische lis"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
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      },
      "expansion": "Old High German liska",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Liesch"
      },
      "expansion": "German Liesch",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch lesch, lesche, lisc, lyse; probably from the same ultimate origin as Old High German liska, which see (modern German Liesch).",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lisje",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lisch",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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        "lis"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "nl:Iris family plants"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "iris (plant of the genus Iris)"
      ],
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        [
          "iris",
          "iris"
        ],
        [
          "genus",
          "genus#English"
        ],
        [
          "Iris",
          "Iris#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/lɪs/"
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪs"
    }
  ],
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}

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  "etymology_text": "See lus.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lisje",
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        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    {
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  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        }
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          "lus",
          "lus#Dutch"
        ]
      ],
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lis"
}

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