duister

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch duister.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdœistər/

Adjective

duister (attributive duistere, comparative duisterder, superlative duisterste)

  1. dark
  2. obscure

Derived terms

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch duuster, from Old Dutch *thiustri, from Proto-West Germanic *þiustrī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdœy̯stər/
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  • Hyphenation: duis‧ter
  • Rhymes: -œy̯stər

Adjective

duister (comparative duisterder, superlative duisterst)

  1. dark
    Synonym: donker
  2. bleak; gloomy
  3. sinister
  4. obscure

Inflection

Inflection of duister
uninflected duister
inflected duistere
comparative duisterder
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial duisterduisterderhet duisterst
het duisterste
indefinite m./f. sing. duistereduisterdereduisterste
n. sing. duisterduisterderduisterste
plural duistereduisterdereduisterste
definite duistereduisterdereduisterste
partitive duistersduisterders

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: duister
  • Negerhollands: duster, distu, distutit

Anagrams

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