düster

Signification

1. dark, dim, gloomy, obscure
2. (figuratively) cheerless, melancholy, somber

Coupé comme

düs‧ter;

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈdyːstər/

Étymologie

From Middle Low German dûster, from Old Saxon thiustri, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *þiustrī (“dark, without light”). The word also exists in parts of West Central German (compare Luxembourgish däischter), which probably facilitated the borrowing; but the standardised form is definitely from Low German in view of its lacking diphthongisation.

Phrases

Sie sind düster braun gefärbt mit hellerem Bauch .

Ils sont de couleur brun foncé avec un estomac plus léger.