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.

Concepten

dorst

dorst hebben

honger

Synoniemen

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

😠

Vertalingen

soif

sed

sete

Durst

sede

δίψα

set

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عطش

sitis

dürsten

susuzluk

avoir soif

avere sete

Durst haben

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/θɜːst/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: thirst

Overgenomen van Oudengels: þurst

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: thurst

Verwant aan Middelhoogduits: durst

Verwant aan Duits: Durst

Verwant aan Old Saxon: thurst

Verwant aan Old Dutch: thursti

Verwant aan Middelnederlands: dorst

Verwant aan Nederlands: dorst

Verwant aan Oudnoors: þorsti

Verwant aan Zweeds: törst

Verwant aan IJslands: þorsti

Verwant aan Deens: tørst

Verwant aan Noors: tørst

Verwant aan Oudgrieks: τέρσομαι

Verwant aan Albanees: djersë

Verwant aan Sanskriet: तृष्णा

Verwant aan Sanskriet: तृष्यति

Verwant aan Latijn: terra

Verwant aan Latijn: 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.