þorsti

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þorsti, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθɔr̥stɪ/

Noun

þorsti m (genitive singular þorsta, no plural)

  1. thirst

Declension

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurstuz (dryness, thirst). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (dry).

Noun

þorsti m (genitive þorsta)

  1. thirst

Declension

Derived terms

  • þorstadrykkr m (a draught for slaking the thirst)
  • þorstafullr (thirsty)
  • þorstlauss (not thirsty)
  • þorstlátr (given to thirst, thirstly)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þorsti
  • Faroese: tosti
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: tørst, tørste
    Nynorsk: torste, tørste
  • Swedish: törst
  • Danish: tørst

References

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