lyst

See also: LYST

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Danish lyst, lust, from Middle Low German lust, from Old Saxon lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu. Cognate with English lust and German Lust. A different stem in Old Norse losti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈløsd̥]

Noun

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.

Inflection

Declension of lyst

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

Derived terms

• lyste (verb)
• ulyst c

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlysd̥]

Adjective

lyst

1. neuter singular of lys

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlyˀsd̥]

Verb

lyst

1. past participle of lyse

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈløsd̥]

Verb

lyst

1. (rare) imperative of lyste

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lyst f (genitive singular lystar, nominative plural lystir)

1. appetite
2. desire

Declension

Declension of lyst (feminine)

	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

Synonyms

• (desire): löngun

Derived terms

• 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”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• (Fredrikstad dialect) IPA^(key): [l̺ʏsːt]

Adjective

lyst

1. neuter singular of lys

Noun

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

1. desire, wish
2. lust
3. passion, zest
4. delight, pleasure, fun

Derived terms

• lysttur

Verb

lyst

1. past participle of lyse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Verb

lyst

1. past participle of lysa

Etymology 2

Adjective

lyst

1. neuter singular of lys

Derived terms

• (of noun) lysttur

Swedish

Verb

lyst

1. supine of lysa

Participle

lyst

1. past participle of lysa

Anagrams

• sylt