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)

desire; the wish to do or have something
Hast du Lust auf Schokolade?
Do you want chocolate?
(literally, “Do you have desire for chocolate?”)
satisfaction of desire; pleasure; fun

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

Unlust f

Derived terms

Derived terms

Abenteuerlust
Kampflust
lüstern
Lust haben
lustig
Lust kriegen
Lustmolch
Lustspiel
Lusttropfen (“pre-ejaculate”)
lustvoll
Wanderlust
Wollust

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)

desire

Derived terms

lustich

Further reading

Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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