durstar

Borrowed from English thirst, German Durst, both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”). Decision no. 15, Progreso II.

• IPA^(key): /dur.ˈstar/

durstar (present durstas, past durstis, future durstos, conditional durstus, imperative durstez)

1. (intransitive) to thirst, to be thirsty

   Me durstas, me ne drinkis aquo depos 10 dii.

   I am thirsty, I haven't drank water for 10 days.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) to thirst for, to desire

   Me durstas por granda bifsteko.

   I long for a big steak.

• dursto (“thirst”)
• durstanta (“thirsty”)
• durstema (“thirsty”)
• durstoza (“(very) thirsty”)

• Progreso I (in Ido), 1908–1909, page 409
• Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, page 578