thirst

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (such as fear, excitement, etc.) which stops the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane.
2. (countable, uncountable) The condition producing the sensation of thirst.
3. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) A want and eager desire (for something); a craving or longing.
4. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Sexual lust.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To be thirsty.
2. (intransitive, usually) To desire vehemently.

Sinonieme

hunger

thirsty

craving

thirstiness

crave

be thirsty

desire

hungriness

lust

starve

drought

starvation

thirsting

yearn

thirst after

thirst for

languish

longing

desire to drink

appetite

be hungry

dumbness

echo

long for

speech

urgent

‼️

want

yearning

hanker for

angry

😠

Vertalings

soif

sed

sete

Durst

sede

dorst

δίψα

set

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عطش

sitis

susuzluk

dürsten

avoir soif

avere sete

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/θɜːst/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: thirst

Geërf van Old English: þurst

Verwante met Old High German: thurst

Verwante met Middle High German: durst

Verwante met Duits: Durst

Verwante met Old Saxon: thurst

Verwante met Old Dutch: thursti

Verwante met Middle Dutch: dorst

Verwante met Nederlands: dorst

Verwante met Old Norse: þorsti

Verwante met Sweeds: törst

Verwante met Yslands: þorsti

Verwante met Deens: tørst

Verwante met Noors: tørst

Verwante met Antieke Grieks: τέρσομαι

Verwante met Albanees: djersë

Verwante met Sanskrit: तृष्णा

Verwante met Sanskrit: तृष्यति

Verwante met Latyn: terra

Verwante met Latyn: torridus

In summary

From Middle English thirst, thurst, from Old English þurst, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).
Germanic cognates include Old High German thurst, Middle High German durst, German Durst, Old Saxon thurst, Old Dutch thursti, Middle Dutch dorst, dorste, Dutch dorst, Old Norse þorsti (Swedish törst, Icelandic þorsti, Danish tørst, Norwegian tørst). Indo-European cognates include Ancient Greek τέρσομαι (térsomai), Albanian djersë (“sweat”), Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā, “desire; thirst”), Sanskrit तृष्यति (tṛ́ṣyati), Latin terra, Latin torridus.