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
- lascivious, lustful
- 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 | |
| Common singular | lysten | — | —2 |
| 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.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish lyste, from Old Swedish lust (“lust”). Compare Danish lysten and German lüstern.
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 | |||
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