törst
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See also: tørst
Swedish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Swedish þørster, þorster, from Old Norse þyrstr, from Proto-Germanic *þurstiz, *þurstuz.
Pronunciation
Noun
törst c
- thirst
- släcka törsten med ett glas vatten
- quench one's thirst with a glass of water
Declension
Declension of törst
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | törst | törsts |
| definite | törsten | törstens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — | |
Derived terms
See also
- hunger (“hunger”)
References
- törst in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- törst in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- törst in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- ^ Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal], number 3