nödtorft
See also: nødtørft
Swedish
editEtymology
editSuperficially equivalent to nöd + torft, from Old Swedish nødhthorft. Arguably borrowed from Middle Low German nōtorft, nōttroft, from Old Saxon nōdthurft. Related to Old Norse þurft, from Proto-Germanic *þurftiz.
Cognate of Danish nødtørft, German Notdurft, Dutch nooddruft, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄𐍃 (naudiþaurfts).
Noun
editnödtorft c
- absolute necessity, the bare essentials of life
Declension
editDeclension of nödtorft | ||||
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Nominative | nödtorft | nödtorften | — | — |
Genitive | nödtorfts | nödtorftens | — | — |
Derived terms
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- Swedish terms inherited from Old Swedish
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- Swedish terms derived from Middle Low German
- Swedish terms derived from Old Saxon
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- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- Swedish common-gender nouns