lyst

See also: LYST

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse losti (late Old Norse lyst).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /løst/, [løsd̥]

Noun

lyst c (singular definite lysten, plural indefinite lyster)

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.
lust, passion (especially of a sexual nature)
De blev grebet af lyst.
They were seized by lust.
(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
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	lyst	lysten	lyster	lysterne
genitive	lysts	lystens	lysters	lysternes

Derived terms

lyste verb
ulyst c

Etymology 2

See lys (“bright, clear, light”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lyst/, [lysd̥]

Adjective

lyst

neuter singular of lys

Etymology 3

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lyːst/, [lyːˀsd̥]

Verb

lyst

past participle of lyse

Etymology 4

See lyste (“want, desire”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /løst/, [løsd̥]

Verb

lyst

(rare) imperative of lyste

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse lyst, from Middle Low German lust, lyst, from Old Saxon lust, 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)

Declension

declension of lyst

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-s2	singular		plural
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

Adjective

lyst

neuter singular of lys

Noun

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

Verb

lyst

past participle of lyse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

lyst

past participle of lysa

Adjective

lyst

neuter singular of lys

Swedish

Verb

lyst

supine of lysa.
past participle of lysa.

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