nuchter
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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin nocturnus. Cognate with German nüchtern.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
nuchter (comparative nuchterder, superlative nuchterst)
- (of the stomach) empty
- (of a person) having neither eaten nor drunk anything
- (now most often) sober, not drunk
- Synonym: sober
- (figurative) prosaic, matter of fact
- (of an animal) newborn
Inflection[edit]
Declension of nuchter | ||||
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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[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Negerhollands: nuchtern
Adverb[edit]
nuchter