Notdurft

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German notdurft, from Old High German notthurft.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈnoːtˌdʊʁft/
Hyphenation: Not‧durft
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Noun edit

Notdurft f (genitive Notdurft, no plural)

(dated) necessity
(euphemistic) call of nature
seine Notdurft verrichten ― to relieve oneself

Declension edit

Declension of Notdurft [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Notdurft
genitive	einer	der	Notdurft
dative	einer	der	Notdurft
accusative	eine	die	Notdurft

Further reading edit

“Notdurft” in Duden online
“Notdurft” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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