nødtørft

See also: nödtorft

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German nōttorft, from Old Saxon nōdthurft, from nōd (“need”) +‎ thurft (“need”). Compare Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄𐍃 (naudiþaurfts), German Notdurft, Dutch nooddruft, and (from Low German) Swedish nödtorft.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnøðˌtˢɶɐ̯fd̥]

Noun

nødtørft c (singular definite nødtørften, not used in plural form)

  1. (archaic) natural necessity
    in modern language almost only in the euphemism at forrette sin nødtørft, "to relieve oneself, to urinate".

Declension

Declension of nødtørft
common
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative nødtørft nødtørften
genitive nødtørfts nødtørftens

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