| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /laʊ̯s/ |
| Hyphenation | louse |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑤𐑬𐑕 |
| Plural | lice /laɪs/ |
| Afrikaans | luis |
|---|---|
| Catalan | poll |
| Chinook Jargon | inəpʰu |
| Czech | veš |
| Danish | lus |
| Dutch | luis |
| English (Old English) | lus |
| Esperanto | pediko; homlaŭso |
| Faeroese | lús |
| French | pou |
| German | Laus |
| Hawaiian | ʻuku |
| Italian | pidocchio |
| Latin | pediculus |
| Luxemburgish | Laus |
| Malay | kutu |
| Norwegian | lus |
| Papiamento | pieu |
| Polish | wesz |
| Portuguese | piolho |
| Russian | вошь |
| Saterland Frisian | Luus |
| Scots | loose |
| Scottish Gaelic | mial |
| Spanish | piojo |
| Sranan | loso |
| Swedish | lus |
| Turkish | bit |
| Welsh | lleuen |
| West Frisian | lúd; lûs; biter; lús |
| Yiddish | לויז |