līs

līs lat.

From Old Latin stlīs, from Proto-Italic *slītis (“accusation, dispute”), likely from Proto-Indo-European *sliH-ti-, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)leyH-, related to Old Irish liid (“accuse, charge”).

Substantiv līs f (Genitiv lītis); dritte Deklination

1. Klage, Tat
2. Streit, Streitigkeit, der Zank
   1. Synonyme: rixa, certatus, iūrgium

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /liːs/, [lʲiːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /lis/, [lis]

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	līs	lītēs
Genitive	lītis	lītium
Dative	lītī	lītibus
Accusative	lītem	lītēs lītīs
Ablative	līte	lītibus
Vocative	līs	lītēs