triste
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English trist, triste (-e form is less common), borrowed from Old French trist, triste,[1] from Latin trīstis (“sad, sorrowful”). Re-borrowed late 18c. (as “dull, uninteresting”) as a French word in English and often spelled triste.[2]
Adjective
triste (comparative more triste, superlative most triste)
- (rare) Sad; sorrowful; gloomy.
- 1877, R. Elton Smilie, chapter XXIX, in The Manatitlans; or A Record of Scientific Explorations in the Andean La Plata, S. A., Buenos Ayres: Calla Derécho, Imprenta De Razon, pages 399–400:
- He said, he wanted them to take us to Heraclea that we might be educated so that we would be always good, and could be present with him and mamma although absent in body, which would keep them from feeling sad and lonely. But we could see that mamma and he were very, very triste. This made us sorry. So he talked to us of all you had written of the happiness of the people here, because they were truly good and pure in their love toward each other, without selfish concealments; then we were glad and wanted to be with you.
Derived terms
References
- “trist(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007: “OF trist & triste.”
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “trist”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading
- “triste”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “triste”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “triste”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Danish
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French triste, borrowed from Latin trīstis. Old French originally had trist, inherited from Vulgar Latin trīstus, a variant of the same word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁist/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Homophone: tristes
- Hyphenation: triste
- Rhymes: -ist
Adjective
triste (plural tristes)
- sad
- Synonyms: chagriné, déçu, désappointé, désenchanté, malheureux
- Antonyms: béat, bienheureux, comblé, content, enchanté, épanoui, gai, heureux, joyeux, ravi, réjoui, satisfait
Descendants
See also
Further reading
- “triste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese triste, presumably a borrowing from Latin trīstis.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “triste”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
triste
- inflection of trist:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin trīstis. Compare tristo, inherited from Vulgar Latin trīstus, from the same source.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtri.ste/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iste
- Hyphenation: trì‧ste
Derived terms
References
- triste in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
References
- “triste”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “triste”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- triste in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) an evil omen; presage of ill: omen infaustum, triste
- (ambiguous) an evil omen; presage of ill: omen infaustum, triste
Norman
Etymology
From Old French triste, borrowed from Latin trīstis.
Old French
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese triste, presumably a borrowing from Latin trīstis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɾis.t͡ʃi/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈtɾiʃ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɾis.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈtɾiʃ.tɨ/
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɾiʃ.ti/
- Hyphenation: tris‧te
Adjective
triste m or f (plural tristes, comparable, comparative mais triste, superlative o mais triste or tristíssimo, diminutive tristinho, augmentative tristão)
- (of a person) sad; unhappy; down
- Synonym: infeliz
- Eles estavam tristes porque o inverno começou. ― They were sad because winter had begun.
- (of something) sad (causing sadness)
- Era um filme bastante triste. ― It was quite a sad film.
- (of a person) disappointed
- Synonyms: decepcionado, desapontado
- Estou muito triste com você. ― I’m really disappointed with you.
- (of a situation) lamentable; pitiful
- Synonyms: vergonhoso, lamentável
- A situação das escolas é triste. ― The situation of the schools is lamentable.
Derived terms
Related terms
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtris.te]
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin trīstis. Compare the Old Spanish tristo, inherited from Vulgar Latin trīstus.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɾiste/ [ˈt̪ɾis.t̪e]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -iste
- Syllabification: tris‧te
Adjective
triste m or f (masculine and feminine plural tristes, superlative tristísimo)
Antonyms
Derived terms
References
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “triste”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014