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Swedish adjective · noun

bister

harsh, hard, severe, grim

bister as an adjective

Meaning

harsh; hard; severe; grim

In Swedish: hård; sträng

Forms

Forms of bister
Basic formbisterwith en-words
Neuterbistertwith ett-words
Plural and definitebistraplural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparativebistrare“-er”, “more …”
Superlativebistrast“-est”, “most …”

bister as a noun(ett bister)

Meaning

bistre (pigment)

Forms

Forms of bister
Singular, indefiniteett bister
Singular, definitebistret

bister is an ett-word, so adjectives agree with it: ett stort bister, det stora bistret. Check another noun

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What does bister mean?

bister in a sentence

  • bistert klimat
    harsh climate
  • bister min
    grim expression
  • den bistra verkligheten
    grim reality
  • Rektorn satt med en bister min i rektorsexpeditionen när jag kom in
    The principal was sitting with a stern look on his face in the principal's office when I entered
  • "Vi är körda", sa han bistert
    "We're screwed, " he said grimly
  • den bistra kylan
    the bitter cold
  • den bistra vintern
    the cold, harsh winter
  • den bistra sanningen
    the bitter truth

Questions

What does bister mean in English?

bister means “harsh, hard”.

Is it en bister or ett bister?

It is ett bister, and “the bistre” is bistret.

Origin

Borrowed from Low German bister.

Nearby common words

bister is number 9,859 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

  • 9,855haltar limping
  • 9,856ös intensity, energetic speediness; a positive attribute given to for example music or parties
  • 9,857skanner scanner, alternative spelling of scanner
  • 9,858munter cheerful
  • 9,860dokumentation documentation
  • 9,861fladdra flutter, flap, flicker
  • 9,862försvåra complicate
  • 9,863måhända maybe
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