Lust

From Middle High German lust, from Old High German lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu, from Proto-Germanic *lustuz. Cognate with English lust, West Frisian lust, Dutch lust.

• IPA^(key): /lʊst/

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Lust f (genitive Lust, plural Lüste)

1. desire; the wish to do or have something

   Hast du Lust auf Schokolade?

   Would you fancy some chocolate?

   (literally, “Do you have desire for chocolate?”)

2. satisfaction of desire; pleasure, joy, fun

   Es ist mir eine Lust, wenn ich die Eichhörnchen klettern sehe!

   It’s a joy to me watching those squirrels climbing!

• In both senses, the word may also refer to sexuality, but this association is much less pronounced than in English lust.

• Unlust f

• → Kashubian: lëszt

• “Lust” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Lust” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Lust” in Duden online
• Lust on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

From Middle High German lust, from Old High German lust, from Proto-West Germanic *lustu.

• IPA^(key): /luʃt/

Lust f (plural List)

1. desire

• lustich

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary