nüchtern

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German nüehtern, from Old High German nuohtarn, nuohturn, from Latin nocturnus (“nocturnal”). The word was probably originally used among monks in monasteries, with sense development "nocturnal" > "of dawn (the edge of night and day)" > "not having consumed any sustenance yet" > "sober". Compare Danish nøgtern, Hunsrik nichter, English nocturnal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnʏçtɐn/ Hyphenation: nüch‧tern === Adjective === nüchtern (strong nominative masculine singular nüchterner, comparative nüchterner, superlative am nüchternsten) sober (not drunk; serious, not playful or passionate) (medicine) on an empty stomach matter-of-fact, unemotional ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “nüchtern” in Duden online “nüchtern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache