lister

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

lister (plural listers)

  1. Alternative form of leister (“fish spear”)

Etymology 2

From list +‎ -er.

Noun

lister (plural listers)

  1. One who, or that which, lists or produces a listing.
    Synonym: listmaker
    Antonym: listee
    • 1984, John C. Nash, Effective scientific problem solving with small computers, page 113:
      A good program lister is helpful here, since many language processors allow multi-statement lines. For BASIC, FORTRAN, PASCAL, and similar languages, the lister can split multi-statement lines, ensure there are blanks between keywords […]
  2. A person or organisation that creates or maintains lists.
    Synonym: listmaker
    Antonym: listee
  3. (birdwatching) A birdwatcher who keeps track of birds using different checklists.

Etymology 3

Compare list (“a strip, border”), probably applied to the furrow or the ridge of earth along the furrow.

Noun

lister (plural listers)

  1. A double-mouldboard plough that throws a deep furrow and at the same time plants and covers grain in the bottom of the furrow.
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Danish

Noun

lister c

  1. indefinite plural of liste

Verb

lister

  1. present of liste

French

Etymology

liste +‎ -er

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lis.te/
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Verb

lister

  1. list (to create a list)

Conjugation

Conjugation of lister (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple lister
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple listant
/lis.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle listé
/lis.te/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present liste
/list/ 		listes
/list/ 		liste
/list/ 		listons
/lis.tɔ̃/ 		listez
/lis.te/ 		listent
/list/
imperfect listais
/lis.tɛ/ 		listais
/lis.tɛ/ 		listait
/lis.tɛ/ 		listions
/lis.tjɔ̃/ 		listiez
/lis.tje/ 		listaient
/lis.tɛ/
past historic2 listai
/lis.te/ 		listas
/lis.ta/ 		lista
/lis.ta/ 		listâmes
/lis.tam/ 		listâtes
/lis.tat/ 		listèrent
/lis.tɛʁ/
future listerai
/lis.tə.ʁe/ 		listeras
/lis.tə.ʁa/ 		listera
/lis.tə.ʁa/ 		listerons
/lis.tə.ʁɔ̃/ 		listerez
/lis.tə.ʁe/ 		listeront
/lis.tə.ʁɔ̃/
conditional listerais
/lis.tə.ʁɛ/ 		listerais
/lis.tə.ʁɛ/ 		listerait
/lis.tə.ʁɛ/ 		listerions
/lis.tə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		listeriez
/lis.tə.ʁje/ 		listeraient
/lis.tə.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present liste
/list/ 		listes
/list/ 		liste
/list/ 		listions
/lis.tjɔ̃/ 		listiez
/lis.tje/ 		listent
/list/
imperfect2 listasse
/lis.tas/ 		listasses
/lis.tas/ 		listât
/lis.ta/ 		listassions
/lis.ta.sjɔ̃/ 		listassiez
/lis.ta.sje/ 		listassent
/lis.tas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — liste
/list/ 		— listons
/lis.tɔ̃/ 		listez
/lis.te/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lister m or f

  1. indefinite plural of liste

Verb

lister

  1. present of liste

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lister f

  1. indefinite plural of liste

Swedish

Noun

lister

  1. indefinite plural of list

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