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

Declension of dystur (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

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)