thurst

See also: þurst

English

Etymology

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Noun

thurst (plural thursts)

  1. (mining) The ruins of the fallen roof in a coal mine, resulting from the removal of the pillars and stalls.[1]

References

  1. ^ Rossiter W[orthington] Raymond (1881) “Thurst”, in A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms. […], Easton, Pa.: [American] Institute [of Mining Engineers], […], →OCLC.

Anagrams

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

Noun

thurst m

  1. thirst

Inflection

Declension of thurst (masculine u-stem noun - no plural)
case singular
nominative thurst
accusative thurst
genitive thurstis
dative thursti

Derived terms

  • thursten

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: dorst
    • Dutch: dorst
      • Afrikaans: dors
      • Negerhollands: dorst, dos, durst
        • → Virgin Islands Creole: dos (archaic)

References

  • “thurst”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *þurstu, from Proto-Germanic *þurstuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

Noun

thurst m

  1. thirst

Declension

thurst (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative thurst thurstos
accusative thurst thurstos
genitive thurstes thurstō
dative thurste thurstum
instrumental — —

Descendants

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