tristus

Latin

Etymology

Reassignment of Classical Latin trīstis from the third declension to the first/second.

Pronunciation

(Proto-Romance) IPA^(key): /ˈtristʊs/

Adjective

trīstus (feminine trīsta, neuter trīstum); first/second-declension adjective

(Late Latin, proscribed) sad, morose
- 3rd–4th century C.E., Appendix Probi:
  tristis non tristus
  [Say or write] tristis, not tristus.

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Romanian: trist, tristă
Padanian:
- Friulian: trist, trista
- Piedmontese: trist, trista
- Venetian: tristo, trista
Italo-Romance:
- Italian: tristo, trista
- Sicilian: tristu, trista
Gallo-Romance:
- Aragonese: tristo, trista
- Catalan: trist, trista
- Occitan: trist, trista
- Old French: trist, triste
Ibero-Romance:
- Old Spanish: tristo, trista
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: tristu, trista

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “tristis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 13: To–Tyrus, page 302

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