dyster
See also: Dyster
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German dūster, from Old Saxon thiustri (“obscure, dark”). Cognate with Swedish dyster, German düster and Old English þystru (English thester).
Adjective edit
dyster
Inflection edit
Inflection of dyster | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | dyster | dystrere | dystrest2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | dystert | dystrere | dystrest2 |
Plural | dystre | dystrere | dystrest2 |
Definite attributive1 | dystre | dystrere | dystreste |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Noun edit
dyster c
- indefinite plural of dyst
Verb edit
dyster
References edit
- “dyster” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German dūster. Cognate with Swedish dyster and German düster.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dyster (neuter singular dystert, definite singular and plural dystre, comparative dystrere, indefinite superlative dystrest, definite superlative dystreste)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “dyster” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German dūster.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
dyster (neuter singular dystert, definite singular and plural dystre, comparative dystrare, indefinite superlative dystrast, definite superlative dystraste)
Synonyms edit
References edit
- “dyster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German dūster, from Old Saxon thiustri (“obscure, dark”).
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
dyster (comparative dystrare, superlative dystrast)
Inflection edit
Inflection of dyster | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | dyster | dystrare | dystrast |
Neuter singular | dystert | dystrare | dystrast |
Plural | dystra | dystrare | dystrast |
Masculine plural3 | dystre | dystrare | dystrast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | dystre | dystrare | dystraste |
All | dystra | dystrare | dystraste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- sorgsen (“sad”)
Further reading edit
- dyster in Svensk ordbok.