nüchtern
German (Berlin)
/ˈnʏçtɐn/
adj
Definitions
- sober
- (medicine) with an empty stomach
- matter-of-fact, unemotional
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German nüehtern inherited from Old High German nuohtarn derived from Latin nocturnus (nocturnal, of the night, nightly).
Origin
Latin
nocturnus
Gloss
nocturnal, of the night, nightly
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nocturna Latin
- nocturnalis Latin
- nocturnus Latin
- nox Latin
- Nüchternheit German
- notturnale Italian
- notturno Italian
- nocturne French
- nocharniego Spanish, Castilian
- nocturno Spanish, Castilian
- *nókʷts Proto-Indo-European
- noturno Portuguese
- nøktern Norwegian Nynorsk
- nøgtern Danish
- nocturn Catalan, Valencian
- nocturno Galician
- nuohtarn Old High German
- nuohturn Old High German
- nüehtern Middle High German
- nocturnal Middle French