"Lust" meaning in German

See Lust in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lʊst/ Audio: De-Lust2.ogg , 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. desire; the wish to do or have something Tags: feminine
    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: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Emotions: 52 48
  2. satisfaction of desire; pleasure, joy, fun Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Lust-de-noun-o2RQ5rEC 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: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Emotions: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Abenteuerlust, Kampflust, Lust haben, lüstern, lustig, Lustmolch, Lustspiel, Lusttropfen, lustvoll, Wanderlust, Wollust

Inflected forms

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Unlust"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "Abenteuerlust"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "Kampflust"
    },
    {
      "_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"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "55 45",
      "word": "Wollust"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "csb",
            "2": "lëszt",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kashubian: lëszt",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kashubian: lëszt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "lust"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle High German lust",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "lust"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German lust",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*lustu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *lustu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*lustuz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lustuz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "lust"
      },
      "expansion": "English lust",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "lust"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian lust",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "lust"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch lust",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Lust",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lüste",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lust",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lüste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lust",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lüste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lust",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lüsten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lust",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lüste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f,^e"
      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f,^e"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Emotions",
          "orig": "de:Emotions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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            [
              12,
              18
            ]
          ],
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            [
              8,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Would you fancy some chocolate?",
          "literal_meaning": "Do you have desire for chocolate?",
          "text": "Hast du Lust auf Schokolade?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "desire; the wish to do or have something"
      ],
      "id": "en-Lust-de-noun-OfJSrZQT",
      "links": [
        [
          "desire",
          "desire"
        ],
        [
          "wish",
          "wish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Emotions",
          "orig": "de:Emotions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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              7,
              10
            ]
          ],
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            [
              16,
              20
            ]
          ],
          "english": "It’s a joy to me watching those squirrels climbing!",
          "text": "Es ist mir eine Lust, wenn ich die Eichhörnchen klettern sehe!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "satisfaction of desire; pleasure, joy, fun"
      ],
      "id": "en-Lust-de-noun-o2RQ5rEC",
      "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",
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Lust"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Unlust"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms derived from Middle High German",
    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "de:Emotions"
  ],
  "derived": [
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      "word": "Abenteuerlust"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kampflust"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lust haben"
    },
    {
      "word": "lüstern"
    },
    {
      "word": "lustig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lustmolch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lustspiel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lusttropfen"
    },
    {
      "word": "lustvoll"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wanderlust"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wollust"
    }
  ],
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          "name": "desc"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *lustu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*lustuz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *lustuz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "lust"
      },
      "expansion": "English lust",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "lust"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian lust",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "lust"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch lust",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Lust",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lüste",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lust",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lüste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lust",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lüste",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lust",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lüsten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Lust",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    }
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
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              18
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              8,
              12
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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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        }
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        "desire; the wish to do or have something"
      ],
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        [
          "desire",
          "desire"
        ],
        [
          "wish",
          "wish"
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              20
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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!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "satisfaction of desire; pleasure, joy, fun"
      ],
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          "satisfaction",
          "satisfaction"
        ],
        [
          "pleasure",
          "pleasure"
        ],
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          "joy",
          "joy"
        ],
        [
          "fun",
          "fun"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Lust"
}

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