belust

Dutch

Etymology

From be- +‎ lust. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈlʏst/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧lust
  • Rhymes: -ʏst

Adjective

belust (not comparable)

  1. eager, desiring [+ op (for, to)] [from 16th c.]
    Onverbiddelijk en genadeloos stapten de eenden nader, zeer belust op brood.
    Unrelenting and mercilessly the ducks stepped closer, deeply craving for bread.

Usage notes
  • Instead of op, om can be used when the argument is an infinitive.
  • In older texts the prepositions tot, naar or a complement genitive may be used in the same meaning as the preposition op that is used in modern language. These old usages are now obsolete.

Inflection
Inflection of belust
uninflected belust
inflected beluste
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial belust
indefinite m./f. sing. beluste
n. sing. belust
plural beluste
definite beluste
partitive belusts

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: belus
  • → West Frisian: belust

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch belust. Equivalent to be- +‎ lust.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bəˈløst/

Adjective

belust

  1. eager, desiring [+ op (for, to)]

Inflection
Inflection of belust
uninflected belust
inflected beluste
comparative beluster
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial belustbelusterit belust
it beluste
indefinite c. sing. belustebelusterebeluste
n. sing. belustbelusterbeluste
plural belustebelusterebeluste
definite belustebelusterebeluste
partitive belustsbelusters—

Further reading
  • “belust”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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