lysten

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /løstən/, [ˈløsd̥ən]

Etymology 1

Derived from lyst (“desire, lust”) or maybe a conversion of lystende, the present participle of lyste (“to feel like, want, wish”).

Adjective

lysten

1. lascivious, lustful
2. voluptuous (suggestive of or characterized by full, generous, pleasurable sensation)

Usage notes

A loosely related morpheme "-lysten" exists in compounds, and has the meaning "with great desire to do or achieve something", e.g. eventyrlysten (“adventurous”) and stridslysten (“eager to fight”).

Inflection

Inflection of lysten
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	lysten	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	lystent	—	—2
Plural	lystne	—	—2
Definite attributive1	lystne	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• liderlig
• vellystig

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

lysten c

1. definite singular of lyst

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• lysta

Noun

lysten m or f

1. definite masculine singular of lyst

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lyste, from Old Swedish lust (“lust”). Compare Danish lysten and German lüstern.

Adjective

lysten (comparative lystnare, superlative lystnast)

1. covetous, desirous

Declension

Inflection of lysten
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	lysten	lystnare	lystnast
Neuter singular	lystet	lystnare	lystnast
Plural	lystna	lystnare	lystnast
Masculine plural3	lystne	lystnare	lystnast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	lystne	lystnare	lystnaste
All	lystna	lystnare	lystnaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Derived terms

• danslysten
• debattlysten
• diskussionslysten
• experimentlysten
• giftaslysten
• hämndlysten
• härsklysten
• kamplysten
• karriärlysten
• kritiklysten
• köplysten
• leklysten
• läslysten
• maktlysten
• mordlysten
• napplysten
• njutningslysten
• nöjeslysten
• oppositionslysten
• praktlysten
• pratlysten
• processlysten
• profitlysten
• reslysten
• revanschlysten
• rovlysten
• sensationslysten
• skandallysten
• skrattlysten
• skvallerlysten
• skämtlysten
• spänningslysten
• stridslysten
• trätlysten
• utvidgningslysten
• vinningslysten
• ärelysten
• äventyrslysten

 

Related terms

• lystnad

References

• lysten in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lysten in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lysten in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• lystne, lytens, sylten