lista

See also: Lista, listá, listă, listą, and lišta

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Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lista.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lis‧ta
• IPA^(key): /ˈlista/ [ˈl̪is̪.t̪ɐ]

Noun

lista

1. a list

Verb

lista

1. to list; to make a list

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlista/ [ˈl̪is.ta]
• Hyphenation: lis‧ta

Noun

lísta (Basahan spelling ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. a list
2. a record

   Synonym: rekord

3. act of registering someone, signing up someone

   Synonym: rehistro

Derived terms

• ilista
• listahan
• maglista
• palista

Related terms

• listo

Chavacano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlista/, [ˈlis̪.t̪a]
• Hyphenation: lis‧ta

Etymology 1

Inherited from Spanish lista (“list”).

Noun

lista

1. list

Etymology 2

Inherited from Spanish lista (“feminine singular of listo”).

Adjective

lista

1. feminine of listo

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

from East Germanic (compare Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 (leitils)) from Proto-Germanic *lītilaz + *-istaz

Adjective

lista

1. very little, insufficient
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:

     Lista. Parum.

Extremaduran

Noun

lista f (plural listas)

1. list

Derived terms

• lista e seguimientu f

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish list, lista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlistɑ/, [ˈlis̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -istɑ
• Syllabification^(key): lis‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): lis‧ta

Noun

lista

1. thin, narrow strip of material; batten, fillet, strip, bead
   1. batten (thin strip of wood, especially one used for decorative purposes)
   2. (architecture) molding, edging, beading (narrow decorative surface)
2. list (register) [with elative ‘of’]

   Synonym: luettelo

   1. ellipsis of ruokalista (“menu”)

      Synonyms: menu, menyy

      Mitä tänään on listalla? ― What's on the menu today?

   2. ellipsis of pörssilista (“list of securities traded in a given marketplace”)
   3. (music) record chart (ranking of music according to popularity during a given period of time)

Declension

Inflection of lista (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		lista	listat
genitive		listan	listojen
partitive		listaa	listoja
illative		listaan	listoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lista	listat
accusative	nom.	lista	listat
	gen.	listan
genitive		listan	listojen listain rare
partitive		listaa	listoja
inessive		listassa	listoissa
elative		listasta	listoista
illative		listaan	listoihin
adessive		listalla	listoilla
ablative		listalta	listoilta
allative		listalle	listoille
essive		listana	listoina
translative		listaksi	listoiksi
abessive		listatta	listoitta
instructive		—	listoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lista (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative listani listani accusative nom. listani listani gen. listani genitive listani listojeni listaini rare partitive listaani listojani inessive listassani listoissani elative listastani listoistani illative listaani listoihini adessive listallani listoillani ablative listaltani listoiltani allative listalleni listoilleni essive listanani listoinani translative listakseni listoikseni abessive listattani listoittani instructive — — comitative — listoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative listasi listasi accusative nom. listasi listasi gen. listasi genitive listasi listojesi listaisi rare partitive listaasi listojasi inessive listassasi listoissasi elative listastasi listoistasi illative listaasi listoihisi adessive listallasi listoillasi ablative listaltasi listoiltasi allative listallesi listoillesi essive listanasi listoinasi translative listaksesi listoiksesi abessive listattasi listoittasi instructive — — comitative — listoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative listamme listamme accusative nom. listamme listamme gen. listamme genitive listamme listojemme listaimme rare partitive listaamme listojamme inessive listassamme listoissamme elative listastamme listoistamme illative listaamme listoihimme adessive listallamme listoillamme ablative listaltamme listoiltamme allative listallemme listoillemme essive listanamme listoinamme translative listaksemme listoiksemme abessive listattamme listoittamme instructive — — comitative — listoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative listanne listanne accusative nom. listanne listanne gen. listanne genitive listanne listojenne listainne rare partitive listaanne listojanne inessive listassanne listoissanne elative listastanne listoistanne illative listaanne listoihinne adessive listallanne listoillanne ablative listaltanne listoiltanne allative listallenne listoillenne essive listananne listoinanne translative listaksenne listoiksenne abessive listattanne listoittanne instructive — — comitative — listoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative listansa listansa accusative nom. listansa listansa gen. listansa genitive listansa listojensa listainsa rare partitive listaansa listojaan listojansa inessive listassaan listassansa listoissaan listoissansa elative listastaan listastansa listoistaan listoistansa illative listaansa listoihinsa adessive listallaan listallansa listoillaan listoillansa ablative listaltaan listaltansa listoiltaan listoiltansa allative listalleen listallensa listoilleen listoillensa essive listanaan listanansa listoinaan listoinansa translative listakseen listaksensa listoikseen listoiksensa abessive listattaan listattansa listoittaan listoittansa instructive — — comitative — listoineen listoinensa

Derived terms

• listake
• listata
• listoittaa
• musta lista

compounds

• asialista
• avainlukulista
• ehdokaslista
• esityslista
• estolista
• hammaslista
• harjalista
• hittilista
• holkkalista
• häälahjalista
• jakelulista
• jalkalista
• jonotuslista
• juoksulista
• juomalista
• kappalelista
• karmilista
• kattolista
• kauppalista
• kehyslista
• kerroslista
• keräyslista
• koristelista
• kulmalista
• kurssilista
• lahjalista
• lattialista
• listahinta
• listahitti
• listakehys
• listakeräys
• listalleotto
• listamerkki
• listamusiikki
• listanaula
• listasijoitus
• listavaali
• listaykkönen
• lähetyslista
• lääkelista
• lääkityslista
• maailmanlista
• meklarilista
• metallilista
• ministerilista
• muistilista
• muotolista
• muovilista
• myyntilista
• napituslista
• nappilista
• nestelista
• nimilista
• nurkkalista
• odotuslista
• ostoslista
• palkkalista
• peitelista
• postituslista
• profiililista
• protestilista
• pudotuslista
• puulista
• päälista
• pääsylista
• pääsynvalvontalista
• pörssilista
• rakolista
• rankinglista
• reunalista
• reunuslista
• ruokalista
• räystäslista
• sairaslista
• sanalista
• saumalista
• siirtolista
• soittolista
• sulkulista
• suojalista
• suosikkilista
• syntilista
• sähköpostilista
• tappolista
• tarkastuslista
• tarkistuslista
• tarkkailulista
• tehtävälista
• tilauslista
• toivelista
• toivomuslista
• tukilista
• tuloslista
• tuulilista
• työlista
• työvuorolista
• törmäyslista
• varjolista
• veivilista
• vieraslista
• viinilista
• vuorilista

See also

• (batten): rima

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

Further reading

• “lista”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• altis, lasit, lasti, litsa, salit, silat, silta, talsi, tilsa

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

Borrowed from French liste.

Noun

lista f (plural listes) (ORB, broad)

1. list

References

• liste in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
• lista in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lis.ta/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

Verb

lista

1. third-person singular past historic of lister

Anagrams

• laits, silât

Galician

Etymology

Already attested in local Latin documents of the 9th century. Probably from Late Latin or Vulgar Latin *lista, of Proto-West Germanic *līstā, from Proto-Indo-European *leizd (“band, border”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlista/ [ˈlis̺.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: lis‧ta

Noun

lista f (plural listas)

1. strip, band
   • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 469:

     tomarõ hũ pano moy bõo et moy preçado, a listas d'ouro muy fremosas

     they took a very good and very valued cloth, with very beauty bands of gold

2. list

Related terms

• alistado
• alistar, listar
• listado
• listaxe
• listón

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “lista”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “lista”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lista”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lista”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Further reading

• “lista”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “lista”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈliʃtɒ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: lis‧ta
• Rhymes: -tɒ

Noun

lista (plural listák)

1. list

   Synonyms: felsorolás, jegyzék, (archaic) lajstrom

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	lista	listák
accusative	listát	listákat
dative	listának	listáknak
instrumental	listával	listákkal
causal-final	listáért	listákért
translative	listává	listákká
terminative	listáig	listákig
essive-formal	listaként	listákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	listában	listákban
superessive	listán	listákon
adessive	listánál	listáknál
illative	listába	listákba
sublative	listára	listákra
allative	listához	listákhoz
elative	listából	listákból
delative	listáról	listákról
ablative	listától	listáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	listáé	listáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	listáéi	listákéi

Possessive forms of lista

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	listám	listáim
2nd person sing.	listád	listáid
3rd person sing.	listája	listái
1st person plural	listánk	listáink
2nd person plural	listátok	listáitok
3rd person plural	listájuk	listáik

Derived terms

• listáz

Compound words

• bakancslista
• bevásárlólista
• figyelőlista
• kívánságlista
• slágerlista
• stáblista
• toplista
• utaslista
• veszteséglista

Further reading

• lista in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Icelandic

Noun

lista

1. indefinite genitive plural of list

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlis.ta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: lì‧sta

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *lista, of Germanic origin, from either Frankish *līsta or Lombardic līsta, both from Proto-West Germanic *līstā.

Noun

lista f (plural liste, diminutive listìna or listerèlla or listarèlla, augmentative (usually jocular) listóna, pejorative listàccia)

1. list, pile

   Synonym: elenco

2. strip, stripe

   Synonym: striscia

Derived terms

• lista d'attesa, lista di attesa
• lista degli invitati
• lista dei desideri
• lista della spesa
• lista delle cose da fare
• lista di nozze
• lista di spedizione
• lista movimenti
• lista nera
• lista ristretta
• listare

Descendants

• → French: liste
  • → Franco-Provençal: lista
  • Haitian Creole: lis
  • → Romanian: listă
  • → Persian: لیست (list)
  • → Ottoman Turkish: لیسته (liste)
    • Turkish: liste
      • → Laz: ლისთე (liste)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lista

1. inflection of listare:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• lista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• salti, stila

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlista/, [ˈlʲista]

Noun

lista

1. inflection of list:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

lista m or f

1. definite feminine singular of liste
2. definite feminine singular of list

Alternative forms

• listen

Verb

lista

1. inflection of liste:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Alternative forms

• listet

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lista f

1. definite singular of liste
2. definite singular of list

Occitan

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Noun

lista f (plural listas)

1. list

Derived terms

• lista de seguiment f

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlis.tɑ/

Noun

lista

1. genitive/nominative/accusative plural of list

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French liste. Doublet of listwa (“batten”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlis.ta/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: lis‧ta

Noun

lista f

1. (operations) list; inventory (register or roll of paper consisting of an enumeration or compilation of a set of possible items)

   Synonyms: spis, wykaz

2. (operations) list; inventory (codified representation of a list, used to store data or in processing)

Declension

Declension of lista

	singular	plural
nominative	lista	listy
genitive	listy	list
dative	liście	listom
accusative	listę	listy
instrumental	listą	listami
locative	liście	listach
vocative	listo	listy

Further reading

• “lista”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “lista”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[4] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈliʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlis.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈliʃ.tɐ/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: lis‧ta

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese lista, from Italian lista, from Old High German līsta, from Proto-Germanic *līstōn.

Noun

lista f (plural listas)

1. list

Derived terms

• lista de amigos
• lista de discussão
• lista negra
• lista telefônica
• listagem
• listão
• listar
• listário

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lista

1. inflection of listar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “lista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “lista” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “lista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lister.

Verb

a lista (third-person singular present listează, past participle listat) 1st conjugation

1. to put on a list
2. to make a list
3. to print (on a computer printer)

Conjugation

    conjugation of lista (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a lista
gerund			listând
past participle			listat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	listez	listezi	listează	listăm	listați	listează
	imperfect	listam	listai	lista	listam	listați	listau
	simple perfect	listai	listași	listă	listarăm	listarăți	listară
	pluperfect	listasem	listaseși	listase	listaserăm	listaserăți	listaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să listez	să listezi	să listeze	să listăm	să listați	să listeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		listează			listați
	negative		nu lista			nu listați

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lîsta/
• Hyphenation: li‧sta

Noun

lȉsta f (Cyrillic spelling ли̏ста)

1. list

Declension

Declension of lista

	singular	plural
nominative	lȉsta	liste
genitive	liste	lȋstā
dative	listi	listama
accusative	listu	liste
vocative	listo	liste
locative	listi	listama
instrumental	listom	listama

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlista/

Noun

lista

1. genitive singular of list

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlista/ [ˈlis.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia); [ˈlih.t̪a]:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: lis‧ta

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *lista, of Germanic origin, from either Frankish *līsta or Lombardic līsta, both from Proto-West Germanic *līstā. Cognate with English list.

Noun

lista f (plural listas)

1. list, roll

   Synonym: listado

   • 2020 September 10, Alexis Benveniste, “El listado Fortune 500 ahora tiene un número récord de mujeres CEO: apenas 39”, in CNN en Español‎^[5]:

     Fraser se une a otras 38 mujeres en la lista de CEOs de Fortune 500, conformada en su mayoría por blancos y hombres.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. stripe
3. roster

Derived terms

• a listas
• alistar
• cabeza de lista
• lista al Senado
• lista de correo
• lista de correos
• lista de éxitos
• lista de raya
• lista de reproducción
• lista de seguimiento
• lista negra
• listar
• listón
• pasar lista
• pase de lista

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

lista

1. feminine singular of listo

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lista

1. inflection of listar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “lista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Etymology

For the noun, see list (“strip, border”), whence the verb is also derived.

Noun

lista c

1. a list; a register or roll of paper consisting of an enumeration or compilation of a set of possible items.

Declension

Declension of lista

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	lista	listas
	definite	listan	listans
plural	indefinite	listor	listors
	definite	listorna	listornas

Derived terms

• adresslista
• avlöningslista
• bestsellerlista
• checklista
• deltagarlista
• dragningslista
• drinklista
• dödslista
• erratalista
• frilista
• frågelista
• frånvarolista
• fånglista
• föredragningslista
• förkortningslista
• försäljningslista
• gloslista
• gästlista
• hitlista
• inbjudningslista
• incheckningslista
• inköpslista
• insamlingslista
• inventeringslista
• kallelselista
• kandidatlista
• klasslista
• komihåglista
• kravlista
• kurslista
• kölista
• litteraturlista
• låtlista
• länklista
• lönelista
• mejlinglista
• mejllista
• meritlista
• ministerlista
• minneslista
• namnlista
• nomineringslista
• närvarolista
• observationslista
• ordlista
• passagerarlista
• petitionslista
• placeringslista
• positionslista
• prioriteringslista
• prislista
• protestlista
• ranglista
• rankningslista
• resultatlista
• riksdagslista
• rollista
• rättelselista
• rödlista
• samtalslista
• shoppinglista
• skadelista
• skeppslista
• spellista
• spränglista
• spärrlista
• startlista
• svartlista
• säljlista
• sändlista
• talarlista
• teckningslista
• telefonlista
• tio-i-topp-lista
• topplista
• transferlista
• träfflista
• turlista
• turordningslista
• uppropslista
• vakanslista
• vaktlista
• vallista
• vinlista
• vinstlista
• väntelista
• världsarvslista
• åtgärdslista
• ärendelista
• önskelista

See also

• list

Verb

lista (present listar, preterite listade, supine listat, imperative lista)

1. to add items to a list; to compile a list

Conjugation

Conjugation of lista (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	lista		listas
supine	listat		listats
imperative	lista		—
imper. plural1	listen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	listar	listade	listas	listades
ind. plural1	lista	listade	listas	listades
subjunctive2	liste	listade	listes	listades
present participle		listande
past participle		listad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• avlista
• lista ut
• listig
• listning

See also

• förteckna

Further reading

• “lista”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)

Anagrams

• litas, slita, stila

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish lista.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /lisˈta/ [lɪsˈt̪a] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -a
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlista/ [ˈlis.t̪ɐ], /lisˈta/ [lɪsˈt̪a] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -ista, -a
• Syllabification: lis‧ta

Noun

listá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. listing

   Synonyms: paglilista, pagkakalista, pagtatala, pagkakatala

2. list; roll

   Synonyms: talaan, listahan

3. notes

   Synonyms: tala, nota

Derived terms

• ilista
• ipalista
• listahan
• maglista
• magpalista
• nakalista
• pagkakalista
• paglilista
• pagpapalista
• palista
• tagalista

Adjective

lista or listá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. feminine of listo

Further reading

• “lista”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• tilas, litas, salit, silat

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From Portuguese lista.

Noun

lista

1. list
2. table of contents