Sehnsucht

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Sehnsucht, from sehnen (“to long”) + Sucht (“anxiety; sickness; addiction”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈzeɪnˌzuːxt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈzeɪnˌzʊxt/

Noun

Sehnsucht (uncountable)

  1. (literary) Tender, wistful, and/or melancholic desire; yearning, longing.

German
FWOTD – 9 November 2012

Etymology

From sehnen (“to long”) +‎ Sucht (“anxiety; sickness; addiction”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːnˌzʊxt/, [ˈzeːnˌzʊχt]
  • Rhymes: -ʊχt
  • Audio(file)

Noun

Sehnsucht f (genitive Sehnsucht, plural Sehnsüchte)

  1. yearning, longing; pining
    • 2000, Bible, Schlachter, published 2003, Psalm 119:20:
      Meine Seele verzehrt sich vor Sehnsucht nach deinen Bestimmungen allezeit.
      My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.
    Synonyms: Nostalgie, Sehnen, Verlangen

Declension
Declension of Sehnsucht
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sehnsucht die Sehnsüchte
genitive einer der Sehnsucht der Sehnsüchte
dative einer der Sehnsucht den Sehnsüchten
accusative eine die Sehnsucht die Sehnsüchte

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