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tristis
- (declension-3, two-termination) sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose
- (declension-3, two-termination) sorrowful, mournful
- (declension-3, two-termination) disagreeable, harsh, bitter (of taste)
- (declension-3, two-termination) foul, offensive (of smell)
Opposite of
laetus, alacer, vīvus, fēlīx
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈtriːs.tɪs]
Etymology
Unknown. Variously compared to Proto-West Germanic *þrīstī (“bold, daring”), Ancient Greek δριμύς (drimús, “sharp; bitter”) and Old Church Slavonic дрѧхлъ (dręxlŭ, “sad”).
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