dorst

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɔrst/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: dorst
  • Rhymes: -ɔrst
  • Homophone: Dorst

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dorst, from Old Dutch thurst, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.

Noun

dorst m (uncountable)

  1. thirst, physical need/desire to drink
  2. thirst, need, longing
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: dors
  • Negerhollands: dorst, dos, durst
    • Virgin Islands Creole: dos (archaic)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dorst

  1. inflection of dorsen:
    1. second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. (archaic) plural imperative

Verb

dorst

  1. inflection of dorsten:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Verb

dorst

  1. singular past indicative of durven

Anagrams

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch thurst, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz.

Noun

dorst m

  1. thirst
  2. longing

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

  • dorst”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dorst”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
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