dorsten

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔrstə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: dor‧sten
• Rhymes: -ɔrstən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch dorsten, from Old Dutch thursten. Equivalent to dorst +‎ -en.

Verb

dorsten

1. (intransitive) to thirst
2. (intransitive) to long
   • 2024 March 25, Marjon Bolwijn, “'Zonder spanning is het leven verdomde saai'”, in Volkskrant‎^[1], archived from the original on 26 March 2024, page 16:

     Ik dorstte vaak geen lichte kleuren te gebruiken en voelde mij rustiger met donkere kleuren als donkerblauw.

     I often longed not to use light colours and felt calmer with darker colours like dark blue.

Inflection

Inflection of dorsten (weak)
infinitive	dorsten
past singular	dorstte
past participle	gedorst
infinitive	dorsten
gerund	dorsten n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	dorst	dorstte
2nd person sing. (jij)	dorst	dorstte
2nd person sing. (u)	dorst	dorstte
2nd person sing. (gij)	dorst	dorstte
3rd person singular	dorst	dorstte
plural	dorsten	dorstten
subjunctive sing.1	dorste	dorstte
subjunctive plur.1	dorsten	dorstten
imperative sing.	dorst
imperative plur.1	dorst
participles	dorstend	gedorst
1) Archaic.

Descendants

• Afrikaans: dors

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

dorsten

1. plural of dorst

Verb

dorsten

1. inflection of dorsen:
   1. plural past indicative
   2. (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive

Anagrams

• onderst, storend