belust

Dutch

Etymology

From be- +‎ lust. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈlʏst/

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• Hyphenation: be‧lust
• Rhymes: -ʏst

Adjective

belust (not comparable)

1. eager, desiring Template:+preo [from 16th c.]

   Onverbiddelijk en genadeloos stapten de eenden nader, zeer belust op brood.

   Unrelenting and mercilessly the ducks stepped closer, deeply craving for bread.

Usage notes

• Instead of op, om can be used when the argument is an infinitive.
• In older texts the prepositions tot, naar or a complement genitive may be used in the same meaning as the preposition op that is used in modern language. These old usages are now obsolete.

Inflection

Declension of belust
uninflected	belust
inflected	beluste
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		belust
indefinite	m./f. sing.	beluste
	n. sing.	belust
	plural	beluste
definite		beluste
partitive		belusts

Derived terms

• geldbelust
• machtsbelust

Descendants

• Afrikaans: belus
• → West Frisian: belust

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West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch belust. Equivalent to be- +‎ lust.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈløst/

Adjective

belust

1. eager, desiring Template:+preo

Inflection

Inflection of belust
uninflected	belust
inflected	beluste
comparative	beluster
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		belust	beluster	it belust it beluste
indefinite	c. sing.	beluste	belustere	beluste
	n. sing.	belust	beluster	beluste
	plural	beluste	belustere	beluste
definite		beluste	belustere	beluste
partitive		belusts	belusters	—

Further reading

• “belust”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011