tyst
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish thystær, from Proto-Germanic *þusiþaz. It may have been reintroduced from Norwegian Bokmål tyst and Swedish tyst in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtˢysd̥]
Inflection
| Inflection of tyst | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Indefinte common singular | tyst | tystere | tystest2 |
| Indefinite neuter singular | tyst | tystere | tystest2 |
| Plural | tyste | tystere | tystest2 |
| Definite attributive1 | tyste | tystere | tysteste |
| 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. | |||
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish þyster, from Proto-Germanic *þusiþaz. Cognate with Sanskrit तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇī́m, “silent”) and Russian тихий (tíxij, “quiet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʏsːt/
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Adjective
Declension
| Inflection of tyst | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | tyst | tystare | tystast |
| Neuter singular | tyst | tystare | tystast |
| Plural | tysta | tystare | tystast |
| Masculine plural3 | tyste | tystare | tystast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | tyste | tystare | tystaste |
| All | tysta | tystare | tystaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Further reading
- tyst in Svensk ordbok.
Anagrams
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh tyst, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨst, from Latin testis.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /tɨːsd/, [tʰɨːst]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /tɪsd/, [tʰɪst]
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞sd
Derived terms
- tysteb (“testimonal”)
- tystio (“to witness, to testify”)
- tystiolaeth (“evidence, testament”)
- tystlythyr (“testimonal, reference”)
- tystysgrif (“certificate”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| tyst | dyst | nhyst | thyst |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “tyst”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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