lyster
See also: Lyster
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch lijster.
Noun
lyster (plural lysters)
- thrush
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ljóstr, from ljósta (“to strike”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lystər/, [ˈlysd̥ɐ]
Noun
lyster c (singular definite lysteren, plural indefinite lystre)
- gig, leister; eel spear
Inflection
Declension of lyster
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | lyster | lysteren | lystre | lystrene |
| genitive | lysters | lysterens | lystres | lystrenes |
Synonyms
- ålespyd
Etymology 2
See lyst (“desire, lust”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /løstər/, [ˈløsd̥ɐ]
Noun
lyster c
- indefinite plural of lyst
Etymology 3
See lyste (“to desire, feel like”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /løstər/, [ˈløsd̥ɐ]
Verb
lyster
- present of lyste
References
- “lyster” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse ljóstr.
Noun
lyster f or m (definite singular lystra or lysteren, indefinite plural lystre or lystrer, definite plural lystrene)
- gig, leister; eel spear
Noun
lyster m or f
- indefinite plural of lyst
Verb
lyster
- present of lyste
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- ljoster (non-standard since 1938)
Etymology
From Old Norse ljóstr m. Akin to English leister.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlʏs.tər/
Noun
lyster f (definite singular lystra, indefinite plural lystrer, definite plural lystrene)
- (fishing) a leister, a kind of fishing spear
Derived terms
- lystra
References
- “lyster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology 1
From French lustre (“shine, gloss”).
Noun
lyster c
- lustre, glitter, polish, shine
Declension
| Declension of lyster | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | lyster | lystern | — | — |
| Genitive | lysters | lysterns | — | — |
Etymology 2
Present of obsolete lysta, from Old Norse lysta, Proto-Germanic *lustijaną. Related to lust.
Verb
lyster
- (present tense only) have lust to, want to
References
- “lyster”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish), 1937
Anagrams
- sylter