durstar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English thirst, German Durst, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”). Decision no. 15, Progreso II.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dur.ˈstar/

Verb

durstar (present durstas, past durstis, future durstos, conditional durstus, imperative durstez)

1. (intransitive) to thirst, to be thirsty

   Me durstas, me ne drinkis aquo depos 10 dii.

   I am thirsty, I haven't drank water for 10 days.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) to thirst for, to desire

   Me durstas por granda bifsteko.

   I long for a big steak.

Conjugation

Conjugation of durstar

		present		past		future
infinitive		durstar		durstir		durstor
tense		durstas		durstis		durstos
conditional		durstus		—		—
imperative		durstez		—		—
adjective active participle		durstanta		durstinta		durstonta
adverbial active participle		durstante		durstinte		durstonte
nominal active participle	singular	durstanto		durstinto		durstonto
	plural	durstanti		durstinti		durstonti

Derived terms

• dursto (“thirst”)
• durstanta (“thirsty”)
• durstema (“thirsty”)
• durstoza (“(very) thirsty”)

References

• Progreso I (in Ido), 1908–1909, page 409
• Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, page 578