yster
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Etymology
From Dutch ijzer, from Middle Dutch iser, from Old Dutch *īsarn, from Proto-Germanic *īsarną, from Proto-Celtic *īsarnom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésh₂r̥ (“blood”).
Pronunciation
Noun
yster (uncountable)
Adjective
yster (comparative ystrare, superlative ystrast)
Declension
| Inflection of yster | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | yster | ystrare | ystrast |
| Neuter singular | ystert | ystrare | ystrast |
| Plural | ystra | ystrare | ystrast |
| Masculine plural3 | ystre | ystrare | ystrast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | ystre | ystrare | ystraste |
| All | ystra | ystrare | ystraste |
| 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 | |||
References
- yster in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- yster in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- yster in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- yster in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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