List

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

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
  • IPA(key): /lɪst/
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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]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die List die Listen
genitive einer der List der Listen
dative einer der List den Listen
accusative eine die List die Listen

Derived terms

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Italian lista

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liʃt/

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

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