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Noun [German]

IPA: /aŋst/, [ʔaŋst], [ʔaŋkst] Audio: De-Angst.ogg , De-Angst2.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-at-Angst.ogg [Austria]
Etymology: From Middle High German angest, from Old High German angust, from Proto-Germanic *angustiz. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:inh|gmh:angest}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Angst", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Angst">, {{inh|de|gmh|angest}} Middle High German angest, {{inh|de|goh|angust}} Old High German angust, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*angustiz}} Proto-Germanic *angustiz Head templates: {{de-noun|f,^e}} Angst f (genitive Angst, plural Ängste) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,^e}} Forms: Angst [genitive], Ängste [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Angst [nominative, singular], Ängste [definite, nominative, plural], Angst [genitive, singular], Ängste [definite, genitive, plural], Angst [dative, singular], Ängsten [dative, definite, plural], Angst [accusative, singular], Ängste [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. fear; fright; anxiety Tags: feminine Synonyms: Furcht, Bange [North-German] Related terms: Schreck, Schrecken (english: fright) [masculine]
    Sense id: en-Angst-de-noun-RVvB5~Gt Categories (other): German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Fear, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 92 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 2 5 Derived forms: angst, angsthaft, Angsthase, ängstigen, ängstlich, Angstmeier, Flugangst, Höhenangst, Platzangst, Prüfungsangst, Todesangst, Urangst

Noun [Plautdietsch]

IPA: /aŋkst/, /aŋks/, /aŋs/, /aŋst/
Etymology: From Middle Low German angest, from Old Saxon *angust, from Proto-Germanic *angustiz (“narrowness; fear”). Etymology templates: {{inh|pdt|gml|angest}} Middle Low German angest, {{inh|pdt|osx|*angust}} Old Saxon *angust, {{inh|pdt|gem-pro|*angustiz|t=narrowness; fear}} Proto-Germanic *angustiz (“narrowness; fear”) Head templates: {{head|pdt|noun|g=f|g2=|head=}} Angst f, {{pdt-noun|f|-}} Angst f (uncountable)
  1. fear, trepidation Tags: feminine, uncountable Synonyms: Forcht
    Sense id: en-Angst-pdt-noun-d43~udNP Categories (other): Fear Disambiguation of Fear: 100 0
  2. anguish, deep concern Tags: feminine, uncountable Hyponyms: Hoatenangst, Seelenangst Related terms: enj, enjsten, enjstlich
    Sense id: en-Angst-pdt-noun-3JYc4vwg Categories (other): Plautdietsch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Plautdietsch entries with incorrect language header: 8 92

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "pdt",
        "2": "osx",
        "3": "*angust"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon *angust",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pdt",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*angustiz",
        "t": "narrowness; fear"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *angustiz (“narrowness; fear”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Low German angest, from Old Saxon *angust, from Proto-Germanic *angustiz (“narrowness; fear”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pdt",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Angst f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Angst f (uncountable)",
      "name": "pdt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "word": "Hoatenangst"
    },
    {
      "word": "Seelenangst"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Plautdietsch",
  "lang_code": "pdt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "enj"
    },
    {
      "word": "enjsten"
    },
    {
      "word": "enjstlich"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fear, trepidation"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fear",
          "fear"
        ],
        [
          "trepidation",
          "trepidation"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Forcht"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "anguish, deep concern"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "anguish",
          "anguish"
        ],
        [
          "concern",
          "concern"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋkst/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋks/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋs/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aŋst/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Angst"
}

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