thirst

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Sinónimos

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

😠

Traducións

soif

sed

sete

Durst

sede

dorst

δίψα

set

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عطش

sitis

susuzluk

dürsten

avoir soif

avere sete

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/θɜːst/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Herdado de Middle English: thirst

Herdado de Old English: þurst

Relativo a Old High German: thurst

Relativo a Middle High German: durst

Relativo a alemán: Durst

Relativo a Old Saxon: thurst

Relativo a Old Dutch: thursti

Relativo a Middle Dutch: dorst

Relativo a neerlandés: dorst

Relativo a Old Norse: þorsti

Relativo a sueco: törst

Relativo a islandés: þorsti

Relativo a dinamarqués: tørst

Relativo a noruegués: tørst

Relativo a grego antigo: τέρσομαι

Relativo a albanés: djersë

Relativo a sánscrito: तृष्णा

Relativo a sánscrito: तृष्यति

Relativo a latín: terra

Relativo a latín: 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.