thirst

Значение (Английский)

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.

Синонимы

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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Переводы

soif

sed

sete

Durst

sede

dorst

δίψα

set

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عطش

sitis

susuzluk

dürsten

avoir soif

avere sete

Произносится как (IPA)

/θɜːst/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: thirst

Унаследовано от староанглийский: þurst

Родственно древневерхненемецкий: thurst

Родственно средневерхненемецкий: durst

Родственно немецкий: Durst

Родственно Old Saxon: thurst

Родственно Old Dutch: thursti

Родственно средненидерландский: dorst

Родственно нидерландский: dorst

Родственно старонорвежский: þorsti

Родственно шведский: törst

Родственно исландский: þorsti

Родственно датский: tørst

Родственно норвежский: tørst

Родственно древнегреческий: τέρσομαι

Родственно албанский: djersë

Родственно санскрит: तृष्णा

Родственно санскрит: तृष्यति

Родственно латинский: terra

Родственно латинский: 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.