nüchtern
German
Etymology
From Middle High German nüehtern, from Old High German nuohtarn, nuohturn, from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal”). Compare Danish nøgtern, Hunsrik nichter, English nocturnal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnʏçtɐn/
- Hyphenation: nüch‧tern
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Adjective
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
Declension
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