þorsti

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þorsti, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz.

Pronunciation

Noun

þorsti m (genitive singular þorsta, no plural)

  1. thirst

Declension

Declension of þorsti (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative þorsti þorstinn
accusative þorsta þorstann
dative þorsta þorstanum
genitive þorsta þorstans

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurstuz (“dryness, thirst”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

Noun

þorsti m (genitive þorsta)

  1. thirst

Declension

Declension of þorsti (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þorsti þorstinn þorstar þorstarnir
accusative þorsta þorstann þorsta þorstana
dative þorsta þorstanum þorstum þorstunum
genitive þorsta þorstans þorsta þorstanna

Derived terms

Descendants

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