lijst

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛi̯st/

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• Hyphenation: lijst
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯st

Etymology 1

16th century, borrowed from Italian lista, likely in part through French liste. Ultimately from the same Germanic word as etymology 2 below.

Noun

lijst f (plural lijsten, diminutive lijstje n)

1. list

   lijst met opsommingstekens ― bulleted list, bullet list

Derived terms

• aandachtspuntenlijst
• opsommingslijst
• takenlijst
• to-dolijst
• verlanglijst
• wachtlijst

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lys
• → Indonesian: lés, lis (“list, series”)
• → Javanese: elis, lis (“sign-up list”)

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch lijste, from Old Dutch *līsta, from Proto-West Germanic *līstā.

Noun

lijst f (plural lijsten, diminutive lijstje n)

1. picture frame

Derived terms

• fotolijst
• kroonlijst

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lys
• → Indonesian: lés, lis (“door frame, picture frame, painting frame; trim (clothing)”)
• → Ambonese Malay: lis (“frame of a painting or in painting work”)
• → Gimi (Papuan): les (“the part of a (motor)boat that rises above the waterline”)
• → Betawi: lis, lès (“edge; message, report”)
• → Javanese: elis, lis (“framework, ridge, edge”)
• → Komering: les (“framing”)
• → Madurese: ēlles (“edge”)
• → Sinhalese: läyistu-va (“edge”)
• → Papiamentu: leishi, leshi (“framing”)
• → Sranan Tongo: lèis, lèist (“edge”)
  • → Caribbean Javanese: lèis, lès (“edge, picture frame”)
• → Caribbean Hindustani: list (“edge”)

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