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English
Etymology
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Noun
thurst (plural thursts)
- (mining) The ruins of the fallen roof in a coal mine, resulting from the removal of the pillars and stalls.
References
- ^ Rossiter W Raymond (1881) “Thurst”, in A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms. From Volume IX, Transactions of the American Institute of Mining Engineers.">…], Easton, Pa.: Institute , , →OCLC.
Anagrams
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).
Noun
thurst m
- thirst
Inflection
Declension of thurst (masculine u-stem noun - no plural)
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singular
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| nominative
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thurst
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| accusative
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thurst
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| genitive
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thurstis
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| dative
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thursti
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “thurst”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).
Noun
thurst m
- thirst
Declension
Descendants