llis

Concepts

smooth

level

flat

straight

even

uncrannied

glabrous

plane

Synonyms

pla

planer

pla plana

prim

suau

Translations

liso

glatt

lisse

effen

liscio

liso

glad

eben

plano

plat

macio

λείος

gelijk

flach

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈʎis]

Etymology

Cognate with French: lisse

Cognate with Italian: liscio

In summary

Uncertain; perhaps from Vulgar Latin/Proto-Romance *līsius, a borrowing from Ancient Greek λισσός (lissós, “smooth”). Compare Spanish and Portuguese liso, French lisse, Italian liscio.