duister
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch duuster, from Old Dutch *thiustri (“dark, obscure”), from Proto-Germanic *þiustrijaz (“dark, without light”). Cognate with Middle Low German dǖster (“dark”) (whence German düster), West Frisian tsjuster (“dark”), Saterland Frisian tjuuster (“dark”), Old English þīestre (“dark, gloomy”), Icelandic þjóstur (“anger, bad temper”).
Pronunciation
duister (file)
Adjective
duister (comparative duisterder, superlative duisterst)
Inflection
| Inflection of duister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | duister | |||
| inflected | duistere | |||
| comparative | duisterder | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | duister | duisterder | het duisterst het duisterste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | duistere | duisterdere | duisterste |
| n. sing. | duister | duisterder | duisterste | |
| plural | duistere | duisterdere | duisterste | |
| definite | duistere | duisterdere | duisterste | |
| partitive | duisters | duisterders | — | |
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