From Middle Dutch lustich. Equivalent to lust + -ig.
lustig (comparative lustiger, superlative lustigst)
Declension of lustig | ||||
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uninflected | lustig | |||
inflected | lustige | |||
comparative | lustiger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | lustig | lustiger | het lustigst het lustigste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | lustige | lustigere | lustigste |
n. sing. | lustig | lustiger | lustigste | |
plural | lustige | lustigere | lustigste | |
definite | lustige | lustigere | lustigste | |
partitive | lustigs | lustigers | — |
lustig
From Middle High German lustec, related to Lust (“pleasure, joy; wish”).
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lustig (strong nominative masculine singular lustiger, comparative lustiger, superlative am lustigsten)
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist lustig | sie ist lustig | es ist lustig | sie sind lustig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | lustiger | lustige | lustiges | lustige |
genitive | lustigen | lustiger | lustigen | lustiger | |
dative | lustigem | lustiger | lustigem | lustigen | |
accusative | lustigen | lustige | lustiges | lustige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der lustige | die lustige | das lustige | die lustigen |
genitive | des lustigen | der lustigen | des lustigen | der lustigen | |
dative | dem lustigen | der lustigen | dem lustigen | den lustigen | |
accusative | den lustigen | die lustige | das lustige | die lustigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein lustiger | eine lustige | ein lustiges | (keine) lustigen |
genitive | eines lustigen | einer lustigen | eines lustigen | (keiner) lustigen | |
dative | einem lustigen | einer lustigen | einem lustigen | (keinen) lustigen | |
accusative | einen lustigen | eine lustige | ein lustiges | (keine) lustigen |
From Lust.
lustig (comparative lustiger, superlative lustigst)
gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is lustig | se is lustig | dat is lustig | se sünd lustig | |
partitive | een lustigs | een lustigs | wat lustigs | allens lustig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | lustige | lustige | lustig | lustige |
oblique | lustigen | lustige | lustig | lustige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de lustige | de lustige | dat lustige | de lustigen |
oblique | den lustigen | de lustige | dat lustige | de lustigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en lustige/lustigen | en lustige | en lustig/lustiget | (keen) lustigen |
oblique | en lustigen | en lustige | en lustig/lustiget | (keen) lustigen |
gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is lustiger | se is lustiger | dat is lustiger | se sünd lustiger | |
partitive | een lustigers | een lustigers | wat lustigers | allens lustiger | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | lustigere | lustigere | lustiger | lustigere |
oblique | lustigern | lustigere | lustiger | lustigere | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de lustigere | de lustigere | dat lustigere | de lustigern |
oblique | den lustigern | de lustigere | dat lustigere | de lustigern | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en lustigere/lustigeren | en lustigere | en lustiger | (keen) lustigern |
oblique | en lustigern | en lustigere | en lustiger | (keen) lustigern |
gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | he is de Lustigste | se is de Lustigste | dat is dat Lustigste | se sünd de Lustigsten | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | lustigste | lustigste | lustigst | lustigste |
oblique | lustigsten | lustigste | lustigst | lustigste | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | de lustigste | de lustigste | dat lustigste | de lustigsten |
oblique | den lustigsten | de lustigste | dat lustigste | de lustigsten | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | en lustigste/lustigsten | en lustigste | en lustigst | (keen) lustigsten |
oblique | en lustigsten | en lustigste | en lustigst | (keen) lustigsten |
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lustig (comparative lustigare, superlative lustigast)
Closer to "comically amusing" than "laugh-out-loud funny" in (sense 1), perhaps provoking a smirk or a chuckle. "Funny" often feels too strong (while "amusing" or "comical" often sound weird as translations).
Inflection of lustig | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | lustig | lustigare | lustigast |
Neuter singular | lustigt | lustigare | lustigast |
Plural | lustiga | lustigare | lustigast |
Masculine plural3 | lustige | lustigare | lustigast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | lustige | lustigare | lustigaste |
All | lustiga | lustigare | lustigaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |