thirst

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

sete

avere sete

avidità

arsura

fame

agognare

bramare

aver sete

desiderare disperatamente

gran sete

sinonimi

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

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Traduzioni

soif

sed

Durst

sede

dorst

δίψα

set

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عطش

sitis

susuzluk

dürsten

avoir soif

Durst haben

διψώ

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/θɜːst/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: thirst

Ereditato da inglese antico: þurst

Affine tedesco antico alto: thurst

Affine tedesco medio alto: durst

Affine tedesco: Durst

Affine Old Saxon: thurst

Affine Old Dutch: thursti

Affine olandese medio: dorst

Affine olandese: dorst

Affine norse antico: þorsti

Affine svedese: törst

Affine islandese: þorsti

Affine danese: tørst

Affine norvegese: tørst

Affine greco antico: τέρσομαι

Affine albanese: djersë

Affine sanscrito: तृष्णा

Affine sanscrito: तृष्यति

Affine latino: terra

Affine latino: 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.