nooddruft

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch nootdruft, nootdurft. It is a tautological compound of nood (“need”) +‎ druft (“need”). The second element, found in Modern Dutch only (in metathesized form) in this compound, derives from Proto-Germanic *þurftiz. Compare Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌳𐌹𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍆𐍄𐍃 (naudiþaurfts).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnoː.drʏft/, /ˈnoːt.(d)rʏft/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: nood‧druft

Noun

nooddruft f (uncountable)

  1. (dated) poverty

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.