dorst

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɔrst/

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• Hyphenation: dorst
• Rhymes: -ɔrst
• Homophone: Dorst

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dorst, from Old Dutch thurst, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.

Noun

dorst m (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. thirst, physical need/desire to drink
2. thirst, need, longing

Derived terms

• bloeddorst
• dorsten
• dorstig
• dorstlessend
• dorstlesser

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dors
• Negerhollands: dorst, dos, durst
  • → Virgin Islands Creole: dos (archaic)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

dorst

1. inflection of dorsen:
   1. second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. (archaic) plural imperative

Verb

dorst

1. inflection of dorsten:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Verb

dorst

1. singular past indicative of durven

Anagrams

• drost

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch thurst, from Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz.

Noun

dorst m

1. thirst
2. longing

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	dorst	—
accusative	dorst	—
genitive	dorsts	—
dative	dorste	—

Descendants

• Dutch: dorst
  • Afrikaans: dors
  • Negerhollands: dorst, dos, durst
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: dos (archaic)

Further reading

• “dorst”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dorst”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN