dyster
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German dūster. Cognate with Swedish dyster, German düster and Old English þystru (English thester).
Adjective
dyster
Inflection
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
dyster c
Verb
dyster
References
- “dyster” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Middle Low German dūster. Cognate with Swedish dyster and German düster.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dyster (neuter singular dystert, definite singular and plural dystre, comparative dystrere, indefinite superlative dystrest, definite superlative dystreste)
Synonyms
References
- “dyster” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Middle Low German dūster.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dyster (neuter singular dystert, definite singular and plural dystre, comparative dystrare, indefinite superlative dystrast, definite superlative dystraste)
Synonyms
References
- “dyster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Middle Low German dūster.
Adjective
dyster (comparative dysterare, superlative dysterast)
Inflection
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 |
Anagrams
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