lyst

See also: LYST

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DanishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse losti (late Old Norse lyst).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /løst/, [løsd̥]

NounEdit

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.

InflectionEdit

Declension of lyst

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lyst	lysten	lyster	lysterne
genitive	lysts	lystens	lysters	lysternes

Derived termsEdit

• lyste verb
• ulyst c

Etymology 2Edit

See lys (“bright, clear, light”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /lyst/, [lysd̥]

AdjectiveEdit

lyst

1. neuter singular of lys

Etymology 3Edit

See lyse (“to shine, give out light”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /lyːst/, [lyːˀsd̥]

VerbEdit

lyst

1. past participle of lyse

Etymology 4Edit

See lyste (“want, desire”).

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /løst/, [løsd̥]

VerbEdit

lyst

1. (rare) imperative of lyste

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IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /lɪst/
• Rhymes: -ɪst
• Homophone: list

NounEdit

lyst f (genitive singular lystar, nominative plural lystir)

1. appetite
2. desire

DeclensionEdit

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

SynonymsEdit

• (desire): löngun

Derived termsEdit

• lysta (“to want, to desire”)
• lystarlaus (“lacking appetite, appetiteless”)
• lystarleysi (“lack of appetite”)
• lystarstol (“anorexia”)
• lysthafandi (“interested party”)
• lystugur (“having an appetite; appetising, delectable”)
• matarlyst (“appetite for food”)

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

AdjectiveEdit

lyst

1. neuter singular of lys

NounEdit

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

1. delight
2. desire
3. lust
4. passion
5. pleasure
6. zest

VerbEdit

lyst

1. past participle of lyse

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

Etymology 1Edit

VerbEdit

lyst

1. past participle of lysa

Etymology 2Edit

AdjectiveEdit

lyst

1. neuter singular of lys

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SwedishEdit

VerbEdit

lyst

1. supine of lysa.
2. past participle of lysa.