Wollust

German

Etymology

From Old High German wolalust, willilust (“lust”), formed from wola (ancestral to modern wohl) + lust (ancestral to modern Lust).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɔlʊst/
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Noun

Wollust f (genitive Wollust, plural Wollüste)

  1. lust
  2. (Switzerland, archaic) lustful person

Declension

Declension of Wollust [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Wollust die Wollüste
genitive einer der Wollust der Wollüste
dative einer der Wollust den Wollüsten
accusative eine die Wollust die Wollüste

Alternative forms

  • Wohllust (obsolete)

Antonyms

  • Frigidität

Derived terms

Further reading

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