tristur
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Faroese
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From tríggir (“three”).
Noun
[edit]tristur m (genitive singular trists, plural tristar)
- rowing boat with six oars and three rowers, 18 feet long
- (card games) three
- (stýrivolt) chosen threes (trump threes)
Declension
[edit]Declension of tristur | ||||
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m6 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | tristur | tristurin | tristar | tristarnir |
accusative | trist | tristin | tristar | tristarnar |
dative | tristi | tristinum | tristum | tristunum |
genitive | trists | tristsins | trista | tristanna |
Synonyms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Borrowed from French triste, from Latin trīstis.
Adjective
[edit]tristur (comparative tristari, superlative tristastur)
- (colloquial) sad, unhappy
Declension
[edit]tristur a5 | |||
Singular (eintal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
Nominative (hvørfall) | tristur | trist | trist |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | tristan | trista | |
Dative (hvørjumfall) | tristum | tristari | tristum |
Genitive (hvørsfall) | (trists) | (tristar/ tristrar) |
(trists) |
Plural (fleirtal) | m (kallkyn) | f (kvennkyn) | n (hvørkikyn) |
Nominative (hvørfall) | tristir | tristar | trist |
Accusative (hvønnfall) | tristar | ||
Dative (hvørjumfall) | tristum | ||
Genitive (hvørsfall) | (trista/ tristra) |
Synonyms
[edit]Old French
[edit]Noun
[edit]tristur oblique singular, f (oblique plural tristurs, nominative singular tristur, nominative plural tristurs)
- (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of tristor