nødtørft

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German nōttorft, from Old Saxon nōdthurft, from nōd (need) +‎ thurft (need). Compare German Notdurft, Dutch nooddruft, and (from Low German) Swedish nödtorft.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnøðˌtˢɶɐ̯fd̥]

Noun

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nødtørft c (singular definite nødtørften, not used in plural form)

  1. (archaic) natural necessity
    in modern language almost only in the euphemism at forrette sin nødtørft, "to relieve oneself, to urinate".

Derived terms

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