nüchtern
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German nüehtern, from Old High German nuohtarn, nuohturn, from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal”). Compare Danish nøgtern, Hunsrik nichter, English nocturnal.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
nüchtern (strong nominative masculine singular nüchterner, comparative nüchterner, superlative am nüchternsten)
- sober (not drunk; serious, not playful or passionate)
- (medicine) on an empty stomach
- Bitte kommen Sie nüchtern zur Untersuchung.
- Please do not eat anything before the examination.
- matter-of-fact, unemotional
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