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tyst.

quiet, silent (making or with no or little sound)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtʏsːt/
  1. quiet, silent (making or with no or little sound)

  2. quiet (not talking much)

Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish þyster, from Proto-Germanic *þusiþaz. Cognate with Sanskrit तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇī́m, “silent”) and Russian тихий (tíxij, “quiet”).

adv/ˈtʏsːt/
  1. quietly; causing little or no sound

Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish þyster, from Proto-Germanic *þusiþaz. Cognate with Sanskrit तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇī́m, “silent”) and Russian тихий (tíxij, “quiet”).

intj/ˈtʏsːt/
  1. quiet!; shush!; shut up!

Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish þyster, from Proto-Germanic *þusiþaz. Cognate with Sanskrit तूष्णीम् (tūṣṇī́m, “silent”) and Russian тихий (tíxij, “quiet”).

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