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See also: list and līst

English

Etymology

  • As a Dutch and German surname, from the noun list (“wisdom, ingenuity”).
  • Also as a Dutch surname, from the placename Ter List, from lis (“iris flag”).
  • As a Hungarian surname, Americanized from Lizst, from the noun liszt (“flour”).
  • As a Slovene and Serbo-Croatian surname, from list (“leaf”), or Slavicized from the Hungarian surname above.

Proper noun

List

  1. A surname.

Anagrams

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German list, from Old High German list, from Proto-West Germanic *listi, from Proto-Germanic *listiz. Cognate with English list (“craft, cunning”), which see for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

List f (genitive List, plural Listen)

  1. (uncountable) cunning, craft
    Der Fuchs ist für seine List bekannt.
    The fox is known for its cunning.
  2. (countable) ruse, trick, stratagem
    Das Trojanische Pferd ist eine berühmte List.
    The Trojan Horse is a famous ruse.

Declension

Declension of List [feminine]
More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

Proper noun

List m (proper noun, strong, genitive Lists)

  1. a surname.

Declension

Declension of List [feminine]
More information singular, plural ...
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Hunsrik

Etymology

From Italian lista

Pronunciation

Noun

List f (plural Liste)

  1. list
    Mach en List mit alles, wast-du willst.
    Make a list of everything you want.

Noun

List f

  1. plural of Lust

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “List”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

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