"lis" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /lis/ Audio: Fr-lis.ogg Forms: lis [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French lis, from Old French lis, generalised from the nominative singular and accusative plural of earlier lil, from Latin lilium. The final /s/ survives from the Middle French pausal pronunciation (as in fils, ours, os, tous, etc.), but fleur de lis was formerly also pronounced with /li/. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|lis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French lis, {{inh+|fr|frm|lis}} Inherited from Middle French lis, {{inh|fr|fro|lis}} Old French lis, {{inh|fr|la|lilium}} Latin lilium Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} lis m (plural lis)
  1. lily Tags: masculine Synonyms: lys Derived forms: fleur de lis, lis de mer
    Sense id: en-lis-fr-noun-QJA8WdGf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /li/
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} lis
  1. inflection of lire:
    first/second-person singular present indicative
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular Form of: lire Categories (lifeform): Flowers
    Sense id: en-lis-fr-verb-UEjx9Vd2 Disambiguation of Flowers: 22 56 22 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 29 57 15
  2. inflection of lire:
    second-person singular present imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, present, second-person, singular Form of: lire
    Sense id: en-lis-fr-verb-u1t115Fo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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