Etymology[edit]
From German nüchtern (“sober, matter-of-fact”), an early loan from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /nøktərn/, [ˈnøɡ̊d̥ɐn], [ˈnœɡ̊d̥ɐn] or IPA(key): /nøktɛrˀn/, [ˈnøɡ̊ˌtˢaɐ̯ˀn]
Adjective[edit]
nøgtern (neuter nøgternt, plural and definite singular attributive nøgterne)
- objective, matter-of-fact
- sober-minded
- (archaic) sober
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