nüchtern
Appearance
German
[edit]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
Declension
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Comparative forms of nüchtern
Superlative forms of nüchtern
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