Gelüst
German
editEtymology
editMiddle High German gelüste, Old High German gilusti, related to gelüsten.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editGelüst n (strong, genitive Gelüstes or Gelüsts, plural Gelüste)
- (dated) craving
- 1821, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre [Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years][1], volume 1:
- Für Tabak und Branntwein läßt er andere sorgen; dies seien keine Bedürfnisse, sagt er, sondern Gelüste, und da würden sich schon Unterhändler genug finden.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
editDeclension of Gelüst [neuter, strong]
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