nuchter

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin nocturnus. Cognate with German nüchtern.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnʏx.tər/

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• Rhymes: -ʏxtər

Adjective

nuchter (comparative nuchterder, superlative nuchterst)

1. (of the stomach) empty
2. (of a person) having neither eaten nor drunk anything
3. (now most often) sober, not drunk

   Synonym: sober

4. (figurative) level-headed, prosaic, matter of fact
5. (of an animal) newborn

Declension

Declension of nuchter
uninflected	nuchter
inflected	nuchtere
comparative	nuchterder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		nuchter	nuchterder	het nuchterst het nuchterste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	nuchtere	nuchterdere	nuchterste
	n. sing.	nuchter	nuchterder	nuchterste
	plural	nuchtere	nuchterdere	nuchterste
definite		nuchtere	nuchterdere	nuchterste
partitive		nuchters	nuchterders	—

Derived terms

• nuchterheid
• nuchterling
• nuchterweg
• ontnuchteren

Descendants

• Negerhollands: nuchtern
• → Indonesian: nuchter

Adverb

nuchter

1. matter-of-factly

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Dutch nuchter (“sober”).

Noun

nuchter (plural nuchter-nuchter)

1. (medicine) normal blood sugar level when fasting

Related terms

• NPP