bister

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English

Noun

bister (countable and uncountable, plural bisters)

  1. Alternative spelling of bistre

Anagrams

North Frisian

Etymology

Possibly cognate with West Frisian bjuster (“unusual, strange”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

bister (comparative bisterer, superlative bisterst)

  1. (Sylt) angry
    Synonyms: ārig, wreer

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bystrъ.

Adjective

bíster (comparative bístrejši, superlative nȁjbístrejši)

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

Further reading

  • “bister”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Judge Dredd har en mycket bister min

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Low German bister. Attested since 1665.

Adjective

bister (comparative bistrare, superlative bistrast)

  1. (of a person, expression, or the like) serious and hard; grim, stern, etc.
    Rektorn satt med en bister min i rektorsexpeditionen när jag kom in
    The principal was sitting with a stern look on his face in the principal's office when I entered
    "Vi är körda", sa han bistert
    "We're screwed," he said grimly
  2. grim, bitter, harsh (often of weather conditions and the like)
    den bistra kylan
    the bitter cold
    den bistra vintern
    the cold, harsh winter
    den bistra verkligheten
    the grim reality
    den bistra sanningen
    the bitter truth
    bistra tider
    hard times
Declension
Inflection of bister
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular bister bistrare bistrast
Neuter singular bistert bistrare bistrast
Plural bistra bistrare bistrast
Masculine plural3 bistre bistrare bistrast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 bistre bistrare bistraste
All bistra bistrare bistraste
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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French bistre. Attested since 1784.

Noun

bister n

  1. bistre (pigment)
Declension
Declension of bister 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative bister bistret — —
Genitive bisters bistrets — —

References

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