tristur

Faroese

Etymology 1

From tríggir (“three”).

Noun

tristur m (genitive singular trists, plural tristar)

1. rowing boat with six oars and three rowers, 18 feet long
2. (card games) three
3. (stýrivolt) chosen threes (trump threes)

Declension

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

• tríu, tríur

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French triste, from Latin trīstis.

Adjective

tristur (comparative tristari, superlative tristastur)

1. (colloquial) sad, unhappy

Declension

Declension of tristur (a5)
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

• illa hýrdur, dapur, óglaður

Old French

Noun

tristur oblique singular, f (oblique plural tristurs, nominative singular tristur, nominative plural tristurs)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of tristor