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

Old French

Noun

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

  1. (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of tristor
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