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louse

/ˈlaʊs/LOWS
/ˈlaʊs/LOWS

Meaninglouse

Common meaning: a small parasitic insect

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√LU‘cut off, separate, loosen’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 327, p. 741 · scan
  2. Old Englishlissource
  3. Middle Englishlous‘louse’source
  4. Englishlouse‘a small parasitic insect’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English lis ‘louse’.

Roots

  • lis Old English “louse”

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