þristur

Icelandic

Etymology

From þrír (“three”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθrɪstʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɪstʏr

Noun

þristur m (genitive singular þrists, nominative plural þristar)

1. three (playing card)
2. (basketball) three-pointer

Declension

Declension of þristur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þristur	þristurinn	þristar	þristarnir
accusative	þrist	þristinn	þrista	þristana
dative	þristi	þristinum	þristum	þristunum
genitive	þrists	þristsins	þrista	þristanna

Further reading

• “þristur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)