List

• As a Dutch and German surname, from the noun list (“wisdom, ingenuity”).
• Also as a Dutch surname, from the placename Ter List, from lis (“iris flag”).
• As a Hungarian surname, Americanized from Lizst, from the noun liszt (“flour”).
• As a Slovene and Serbo-Croatian surname, from list (“leaf”), or Slavicized from the Hungarian surname above.

List

1. A surname.

• &lits, lits, silt, slit, tils

From Middle High German list, from Old High German list, from Proto-West Germanic *listi, from Proto-Germanic *listiz. Cognate with English list (“craft, cunning”), which see for more.

• IPA^(key): /lɪst/

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List f (genitive List, plural Listen)

1. (uncountable) cunning, craft

   Der Fuchs ist für seine List bekannt.

   The fox is known for its cunning.

2. (countable) ruse, trick, stratagem

   Das Trojanische Pferd ist eine berühmte List.

   The Trojan Horse is a famous ruse.

• Arglist
• Hinterlist
• Kriegslist
• listig
• überlisten

List m (proper noun, strong, genitive Lists)

1. a surname.

From Italian lista

• IPA^(key): /liʃt/

List f (plural Liste)

1. list

   Mach en List mit alles, wast-du willst.

   Make a list of everything you want.

List f

1. plural of Lust

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary