nüchtern
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German nüehtern, from Old High German nuohtarn, nuohturn, from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal”). Compare Danish nøgtern, Hunsrik nichter, English nocturnal.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editnüchtern (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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