Lust
German edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
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 edit
- In both senses, the word may also refer to sexuality, but this association is much less pronounced than in English lust.
Declension edit
Declension of Lust [feminine]
Antonyms edit
- Unlust f
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
- Abenteuerlust
- Kampflust
- lüstern
- Lust haben
- lustig
- Lust kriegen
- Lustmolch
- Lustspiel
- Lusttropfen (“pre-ejaculate”)
- lustvoll
- Wanderlust
- Wollust
Descendants edit
- Kashubian: lëszt
Further reading edit
- “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 edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German lust, from Old High German lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Lust f (plural List)