þristur

Icelandic

Etymology

From þrír (“three”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθrɪstʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɪstʏr

Noun

þristur m (genitive singular þrists, nominative plural þristar)

1. three (playing card)
2. (basketball) three-pointer

Declension

declension of þristur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þristur	þristurinn	þristar	þristarnir
accusative	þrist	þristinn	þrista	þristana
dative	þristi	þristinum	þristum	þristunum
genitive	þrists	þristsins	þrista	þristanna

Further reading

• “þristur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)