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bister

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English

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Noun

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bister (countable anduncountable,pluralbisters)

  1. Alternative spelling ofbistre.

Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Low Germanbister.

Adjective

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bister (neuterbistert,plural and definite singular attributivebistre)

  1. fierce,gruff,cruel
    Synonym:brysk

Inflection

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Inflection ofbister
positivecomparativesuperlative
indefinite common singularbister2
indefinite neuter singularbistert2
pluralbistre2
definite attributive1bistre

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

References

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North Frisian

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Etymology

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Possibly cognate withWest Frisianbjuster(unusual, strange).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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bister (comparativebisterer,superlativebisterst)

  1. (Sylt)angry
    Synonyms:ārig,wreer

Slovene

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Etymology

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Inherited fromProto-Slavic*bystrъ.

Adjective

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bíster (comparativebístrejši,superlativenȁjbístrejši)

  1. clear (transparent)
  2. smart,bright,sharp

Further reading

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  • bister”, inSlovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene),2014–2025

Swedish

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Judge Dredd har en mycketbister min [Judge Dredd has a verystern facial expression]

Etymology 1

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Borrowed fromLow Germanbister. Attested since 1665.

Adjective

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bister (comparativebistrare,superlativebistrast)

  1. (of a person, expression, or the like) serious and hard;grim,stern, etc.
    Rektorn satt med enbister min i rektorsexpeditionen när jag kom in
    The principal was sitting with astern look on his face in the principal's office when I entered
    "Vi är körda", sa hanbistert
    "We're screwed," he saidgrimly
  2. grim,bitter,harsh (often of weather conditions and the like)
    denbistra kylan
    thebitter cold
    denbistra vintern
    thecold, harsh winter
    denbistra verkligheten
    thegrim reality
    denbistra sanningen
    thebitter truth
    bistra tider
    hard times
Declension
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Inflection ofbister
Indefinitepositivecomparativesuperlative1
common singularbisterbistrarebistrast
neuter singularbistertbistrarebistrast
pluralbistrabistrarebistrast
masculine plural2bistrebistrarebistrast
Definitepositivecomparativesuperlative
masculine singular3bistrebistrarebistraste
allbistrabistrarebistraste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Etymology 2

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Borrowed fromFrenchbistre. Attested since 1784.

Noun

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bister n

  1. bistre (pigment)
Declension
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Declension ofbister
nominativegenitive
singularindefinitebisterbisters
definitebistretbistrets
pluralindefinite
definite

References

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