thurft

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þurfti, from Proto-Germanic *þurftiz.

Noun

thurft f

1. need, lack, necessity

Inflection

Declension of thurft (feminine i-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	thurft	thurfti
accusative	thurft	thurfti
genitive	thurfti	thurfto
dative	thurfti	thurftin, thurfton

Descendants

• ⇒ Middle Dutch: nooddurft, nooddorft, nooddruft, nooddroft, nooddorst
  • Dutch: nooddruft
    • Afrikaans: nooddruf

References

• “thurht, thruft”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurftiz; cognate with Old High German durft, Old Swedish þorft (Swedish torft), Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄𐍃 (þaurfts). Compare thurvan, tharf and therva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θurft/

Noun

thurft f (genitive thurfti)

1. need, lack, necessity

Declension

thurft (feminine i-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	thurft	thurfti
accusative	thurft	thurfti
genitive	thurfti	thurftiō
dative	thurfti	thurftium
instrumental	—	—

Related terms

• thurftig