nuchter
Dutch
Etymology
From Latin nocturnus. Cognate with German nüchtern.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnʏx.tər/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ʏxtər
Adjective
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) level-headed, prosaic, matter of fact
- (of an animal) newborn
Declension
| Declension of nuchter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- nuchterheid
- nuchterling
- nuchterweg
- ontnuchteren
Descendants
- Negerhollands: nuchtern
- → Indonesian: nuchter
Adverb
nuchter
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Dutch nuchter (“sober”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nuchter (plural nuchter-nuchter)
- (medicine) normal blood sugar level when fasting