tyst

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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

Adjective

tyst

  1. hushed, quiet, silent

Inflection

Inflection of tyst
positive comparative superlative
indefinite 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.

Adverb

tyst

  1. quietly, silently

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

tyst (comparative tystare, superlative tystast)

  1. quiet, silent (making or with no or little sound)
  2. quiet (not talking much)

Declension

Inflection of tyst
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular tyst tystare tystast
neuter singular tyst tystare tystast
plural tysta tystare tystast
masculine plural2 tyste tystare tystast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 tyste tystare tystaste
all tysta tystare tystaste

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.

Derived terms

Adverb

tyst (comparative tystare, superlative tystast)

  1. quietly; causing little or no sound

Interjection

tyst

  1. quiet!; shush!; shut up!
    Synonyms: sch, hyss, håll truten

References

Anagrams

Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh tyst, from Proto-Brythonic *tɨst, from Latin testis.

Pronunciation

Noun

tyst m (plural tystion)

  1. witness

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of tyst
radical soft nasal aspirate
tyst dyst nhyst thyst

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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