List

See also: list and līst

English

Etymology

• As a Dutch and German surname, from the noun list (“wisdom, ingenuity”).
• Also as a Dutch surname, from the placename Ter List, from lis (“iris flag”).
• As a Hungarian surname, Americanized from Lizst, from the noun liszt (“flour”).
• As a Slovene and Serbo-Croatian surname, from list (“leaf”), or Slavicized from the Hungarian surname above.

Proper noun

List

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• &lits, lits, silt, slit, tils

German

Etymology

From Middle High German list, from Old High German list, from Proto-West Germanic *listi, from Proto-Germanic *listiz. Cognate with English list (“craft, cunning”), which see for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɪst/

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Noun

List f (genitive List, plural Listen)

1. (uncountable) cunning, craft

   Der Fuchs ist für seine List bekannt.

   The fox is known for its cunning.

2. (countable) ruse, trick, stratagem

   Das Trojanische Pferd ist eine berühmte List.

   The Trojan Horse is a famous ruse.

Declension

Declension of List [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	List	die	Listen
genitive	einer	der	List	der	Listen
dative	einer	der	List	den	Listen
accusative	eine	die	List	die	Listen

Derived terms

• Arglist
• Hinterlist
• Kriegslist
• listig
• überlisten

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Italian lista

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liʃt/

Noun

List f (plural Liste)

1. list

   Mach en List mit alles, wast-du willst.

   Make a list of everything you want.

Noun

List f

1. plural of Lust

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary