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lüstern

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See also: Lustern and Lüstern

German

Etymology

From lüsternd, ultimately from Old High German lusten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlʏstɐn]
  • Audio (Germany):(file)

Adjective

lüstern (strong nominative masculine singular lüsterner, comparative lüsterner, superlative am lüsternsten)

  1. libidinous, lustful
    Synonym: geil
  2. (archaic or literary) eager
    • 1787, Friedrich Schiller, Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien, 5. Akt, 9. Auftritt; republished as R. D. Boylan, transl., (Please provide a date or year):
      Ich bin lüstern, / Ein Wort mit diesem Geist zu reden.
      I fain would have a word with this same ghost.

Declension

Further reading

  • lüstern” in Duden online
  • lüstern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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