Lust

See also: lust and lušť

German

Etymology

From Middle High German lust, from Old High German lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz. Cognate with English lust, West Frisian lust, Dutch lust.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lʊst/
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Noun

Lust f (genitive Lust, plural Lüste)

  1. desire; the wish to do or have something
    Hast du Lust auf Schokolade?
    Would you fancy some chocolate?
    (literally, “Do you have desire for chocolate?”)
  2. satisfaction of desire; pleasure, joy, fun
    Es ist mir eine Lust, wenn ich die Eichhörnchen klettern sehe!
    It’s a joy to me watching those squirrels climbing!

Usage notes

  • In both senses, the word may also refer to sexuality, but this association is much less pronounced than in English lust.

Declension

Declension of Lust [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lust die Lüste
genitive einer der Lust der Lüste
dative einer der Lust den Lüsten
accusative eine die Lust die Lüste

Antonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Kashubian: lëszt

Further reading

  • “Lust” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Lust” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Lust” in Duden online
  • Lust on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German lust, from Old High German lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /luʃt/

Noun

Lust f (plural List)

  1. desire

Derived terms

  • lustich

Further reading

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