"Lust" meaning in German

See Lust in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lʊst/ Audio: De-Lust2.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Lust.ogg
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|lust}} Middle High German lust, {{inh|de|goh|lust}} Old High German lust, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*lustu}} Proto-West Germanic *lustu, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*lustuz}} Proto-Germanic *lustuz, {{cog|en|lust}} English lust, {{cog|fy|lust}} West Frisian lust, {{cog|nl|lust}} Dutch lust Head templates: {{de-noun|f,^e}} Lust f (genitive Lust, plural Lüste) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,^e}} Forms: Lust [genitive], Lüste [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Lust [nominative, singular], Lüste [definite, nominative, plural], Lust [genitive, singular], Lüste [definite, genitive, plural], Lust [dative, singular], Lüsten [dative, definite, plural], Lust [accusative, singular], Lüste [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (with haben, kriegen) desire; the wish to do or have something [with auf (+ accusative) ‘for something’] Tags: feminine Synonyms: Bock
    Sense id: en-Lust-de-noun-OfJSrZQT Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Emotions Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 67 33 Disambiguation of Emotions: 76 24
  2. satisfaction of desire; pleasure, joy, fun Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Lust-de-noun-o2RQ5rEC Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: zumute
Derived forms: Abenteuerlust, Kampflust, Lust haben, lüstern, lustig, Lustmolch, Lustspiel, Lusttropfen, lustvoll, Wanderlust, Wollust

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "Kampflust"
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    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "Lust haben"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "lüstern"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "lustig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "Lustmolch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "Lustspiel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "Lusttropfen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "lustvoll"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "Wanderlust"
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      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "Wollust"
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      "word": "lëszt"
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      "expansion": "West Frisian lust",
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      "tags": [
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          "english": "Would you fancy some chocolate?",
          "literal_meaning": "Do you have desire for chocolate?",
          "text": "Hast du Lust auf Schokolade?",
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          "ref": "2005 February 28, “Keine Lust”, in Reise, Reise, performed by Rammstein:",
          "text": "Ich habe keine Lust, mich nicht zu hassen\nHab keine Lust, mich anzufassen\nIch hätte Lust zu onanieren\nHab keine Lust, es zu probieren\nIch hätte Lust, mich auszuzieh'n\nHab keine Lust, mich nackt zu seh'n\nIch hätte Lust mit großen Tieren\nHab keine Lust, es zu riskieren\nHab keine Lust, vom Schnee zu geh'n\nHab keine Lust zu erfrieren",
          "translation": "I have no desire to hate myself\nHave no desire to touch myself\nI would have the desire to masturbate\nHave no desire to try it\nI would have the desire to get undressed\nHave no desire to see myself naked\nI would have desire with large animals\nHave no desire to risk it\nHave no desire to get out of the snow\nHave no desire to freeze",
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          "haben",
          "haben#German"
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          "kriegen",
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          "desire"
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          "english": "It’s a joy to me watching those squirrels climbing!",
          "text": "Es ist mir eine Lust, wenn ich die Eichhörnchen klettern sehe!",
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    {
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    {
      "word": "lüstern"
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    {
      "word": "lustig"
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "Lustspiel"
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    {
      "word": "Lusttropfen"
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          "ref": "2005 February 28, “Keine Lust”, in Reise, Reise, performed by Rammstein:",
          "text": "Ich habe keine Lust, mich nicht zu hassen\nHab keine Lust, mich anzufassen\nIch hätte Lust zu onanieren\nHab keine Lust, es zu probieren\nIch hätte Lust, mich auszuzieh'n\nHab keine Lust, mich nackt zu seh'n\nIch hätte Lust mit großen Tieren\nHab keine Lust, es zu riskieren\nHab keine Lust, vom Schnee zu geh'n\nHab keine Lust zu erfrieren",
          "translation": "I have no desire to hate myself\nHave no desire to touch myself\nI would have the desire to masturbate\nHave no desire to try it\nI would have the desire to get undressed\nHave no desire to see myself naked\nI would have desire with large animals\nHave no desire to risk it\nHave no desire to get out of the snow\nHave no desire to freeze",
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              20
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              7,
              10
            ]
          ],
          "english": "It’s a joy to me watching those squirrels climbing!",
          "text": "Es ist mir eine Lust, wenn ich die Eichhörnchen klettern sehe!",
          "translation": "It’s a joy to me watching those squirrels climbing!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "satisfaction of desire; pleasure, joy, fun"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "satisfaction",
          "satisfaction"
        ],
        [
          "pleasure",
          "pleasure"
        ],
        [
          "joy",
          "joy"
        ],
        [
          "fun",
          "fun"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lʊst/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Lust2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/af/De-Lust2.ogg/De-Lust2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/De-Lust2.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Lust.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a0/De-Lust.ogg/De-Lust.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/De-Lust.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lust"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Lust meaning in German (6.4kB)

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: with haben, kriegen",
  "path": [
    "Lust"
  ],
  "section": "German",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "Lust",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: with haben, kriegen",
  "path": [
    "Lust"
  ],
  "section": "German",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "Lust",
  "trace": ""
}

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