lyst

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Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish lyst, lust, from Middle Low German lust, from Old Saxon lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu. Cognate with English lust and German Lust. A different stem in Old Norse losti.

Pronunciation

Noun

lyst c (singular definite lysten, plural indefinite lyster)

  1. inclination, desire, wish
    Jeg havde ingen lyst til mad, men nødte mig selv til at spise.
    I had no desire for food, but compelled myself to eat.
  2. lust, passion (especially of a sexual nature)
    De blev grebet af lyst.
    They were seized by lust.
  3. (now uncommon) delight, pleasure, revelry
    • 1833, Christian Molbech, Dansk Ordbog (etc.), page 436:
      ”Til Lyst for mig og Verden gid jeg kunde hensynge saa mit Liv:” C.Frimann.
      "Would that I could, for the delight of myself and the world, thus spend my life in song:" C.Frimann.
Inflection
Declension of lyst
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lyst lysten lyster lysterne
genitive lysts lystens lysters lysternes
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lyst

  1. neuter singular of lys

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

lyst

  1. past participle of lyse

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

Verb

lyst

  1. (rare) imperative of lyste

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lyst, from Middle Low German lust, lüst, from Old Saxon lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz. Doublet of losti (“lust, desire”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lyst f (genitive singular lystar, nominative plural lystir)

  1. appetite
  2. desire

Declension

declension of lyst
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative lyst lystin lystir lystirnar
accusative lyst lystina lystir lystirnar
dative lyst lystinni lystum lystunum
genitive lystar lystarinnar lysta lystanna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

  • (Fredrikstad dialect) IPA(key):

Adjective

lyst

  1. neuter singular of lys

Noun

lyst f or m (definite singular lysta or lysten, indefinite plural lyster, definite plural lystene)

  1. desire, wish
  2. lust
  3. passion, zest
  4. delight, pleasure, fun

Derived terms

Verb

lyst

  1. past participle of lyse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

lyst

  1. past participle of lysa

Etymology 2

Adjective

lyst

  1. neuter singular of lys
Derived terms

Swedish

Verb

lyst

  1. supine of lysa

Participle

lyst

  1. past participle of lysa

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