Durst

See also: durst

German

Etymology

From Middle High German durst, from Old High German durst, thurst, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”). Akin to Old Dutch thursti (modern Dutch dorst), Old Saxon thurst, Old English þurst (modern English thirst).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dʊʁst/, [dʊʁst], [dʊɐ̯st]
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Hyphenation: Durst

Noun

Durst m (genitive Durstes or Dursts, no plural)

thirst

Declension

Declension of Durst (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Durst
genitive	eines	des	Durstes, Dursts
dative	einem	dem	Durst, Durste¹
accusative	einen	den	Durst

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

dürsten
durstig
Durststrecke
Nachdurst