törstig

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish þørstogher, equivalent to törst (“thirst”) +‎ -ig (“-y”), Compare English thirsty, German durstig and Yiddish דאָרשטיק (dorshtik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [²tœ̞ʂʈɪ(ɡ)]
• (nonstandard, nonetheless common^[1]) IPA^(key): [²tɵʂʈɪ(ɡ)]

Adjective

törstig (comparative törstigare, superlative törstigast)

1. thirsty

Declension

Inflection of törstig
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	törstig	törstigare	törstigast
Neuter singular	törstigt	törstigare	törstigast
Plural	törstiga	törstigare	törstigast
Masculine plural3	törstige	törstigare	törstigast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	törstige	törstigare	törstigaste
All	törstiga	törstigare	törstigaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• törst
• törsta

 

References

1. Tomas Riad (2013) “Våra vokaler förändras. En del flyter samman, andra glider isär. [Our vowels change. Some blend together, others drift apart.]”, in Språktidningen [The language journal]‎, number 3

Further reading

• törstig in Svensk ordbok.