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Danish
Etymology
From German nüchtern (“sober, matter-of-fact”), an early loan from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
nøgtern (neuter nøgternt, plural and definite singular attributive nøgterne)
- objective, matter-of-fact
- sober-minded
- (archaic) sober
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