"Notdurft" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈnoːtˌdʊʁft/ Audio: De-Notdurft.ogg Forms: Notdurft [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Notdurft [nominative, singular], Notdurft [genitive, singular], Notdurft [dative, singular], Notdurft [accusative, singular]
Etymology: From Middle High German notdurft, from Old High German notthurft. The first element is Not (“need”), while the second is obsolete Durft, which ultimately derives from Proto-Germanic *þurftiz. Also compare dürftig (“sparse, meager”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|notdurft}} Middle High German notdurft, {{inh|de|goh|notthurft}} Old High German notthurft, {{der|de|gem-pro|*þurftiz}} Proto-Germanic *þurftiz Head templates: {{de-noun|f.sg}} Notdurft f (genitive Notdurft, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f.sg}}
  1. (dated) necessity Tags: dated, feminine, no-plural
    Sense id: en-Notdurft-de-noun-tkUcxt2B
  2. (euphemistic) call of nature Tags: euphemistic, feminine, no-plural
    Sense id: en-Notdurft-de-noun-nto4wPyr Categories (other): German euphemisms, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 99
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