durstar

Ido

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dur.ˈstar/

Verb

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.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of durstar

		present		past		future
infinitive		durstar		durstir		durstor
tense		durstas		durstis		durstos
conditional		durstus
imperative		durstez
adjective active participle		durstanta		durstinta		durstonta
adverbial active participle		durstante		durstinte		durstonte
nominal active participle	singular	durstanto		durstinto		durstonto
	plural	durstanti		durstinti		durstonti

Derived terms

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

References

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