dystur

Faroese

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish dyst, from Middle Low German dust, from Old French jouste, from juster, from Vulgar Latin *iuxtāre, from Latin iuxtā (“close to”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɪstʊɹ]

Noun

dystur m (genitive singular dysts, plural dystir)

1. (sports) match, fight, game
   • renna dyst

     to race

Declension

m15	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	dystur	dysturin	dystir	dystirnir
Accusative	dyst	dystin	dystir	dystirnar
Dative	dysti	dystinum	dystum	dystunum
Genitive	dysts	dystsins	dysta	dystanna

Synonyms

• (game): leikur, spæl

Derived terms

• fótbóltsdystur (“football (soccer) match”)
• handbóltsdystur (“handball match”)
• heimadystur (“home game”)
• landsdystur (“international match”)
• steypadystur (“cup-tie”)
• umdystur (“overtime”)
• útidystur (“away game”)
• venjingardystur (“training match”)
• vinadystur (“friendly game”)