dürsten

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German dürsten, dursten, from Old High German dursten, equivalent to Durst +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈdʏʁstn̩]
  • Hyphenation: dürs‧ten
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Verb

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dürsten (weak, third-person singular present dürstet, past tense dürstete, past participle gedürstet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (poetic or higher register, often figurative) to thirst [with nach ‘for’]
    Synonym: dursten
    mich dürstet sehrI am very thirsty
    nach Neuem dürstento thirst for new things

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • dürsten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • dürsten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • dürsten” in Duden online
  • dürsten” in OpenThesaurus.de