tristur
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]| 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]| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tristur | trist | trist |
| accusative | tristan | trista | trist |
| dative | tristum | tristari | tristum |
| genitive | trists | tristar/ tristrar |
trists |
| plural | masculine | feminine | neuter |
| nominative | tristir | tristar | trist |
| accusative | tristar | tristar | trist |
| dative | tristum | tristum | tristum |
| genitive | trista/ tristra |
trista/ tristra |
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