"Gefühl" meaning in German

See Gefühl in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɡəˈfyːl/ Audio: De-Gefühl2.ogg , De-Gefühl.ogg , De-at-Gefühl.ogg
Etymology: Apparently not attested before the 17th century. Derived from ge- + fühlen; compare Gehör, Gesicht (both older). Perhaps a calque of Dutch gevoel. This is slightly earlier (16th c., doubtfully in 1450) and moreover Middle Dutch already made ample use of the nominalized infinitive gevoelen. Earlier High German words were Fühle f (now obsolete) and Fühlung (now in a different sense). Etymology templates: {{prefix|de|ge|fühlen}} ge- + fühlen, {{cal|de|nl|gevoel|nocap=1}} calque of Dutch gevoel, {{der|de|dum|-}} Middle Dutch Head templates: {{de-noun|n,s:es}} Gefühl n (strong, genitive Gefühls or Gefühles, plural Gefühle) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,s:es}} Forms: Gefühls [genitive], Gefühles [genitive], Gefühle [plural], strong [table-tags], Gefühl [nominative, singular], Gefühle [definite, nominative, plural], Gefühls [genitive, singular], Gefühles [genitive, singular], Gefühle [definite, genitive, plural], Gefühl [dative, singular], Gefühle [dative, singular], Gefühlen [dative, definite, plural], Gefühl [accusative, singular], Gefühle [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. feeling (either physical sensation or emotion) Tags: neuter, strong Categories (topical): Emotions
    Sense id: en-Gefühl-de-noun-i5zZ1K1Z Disambiguation of Emotions: 98 2 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms prefixed with ge-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 76 24 Disambiguation of German terms prefixed with ge-: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
  2. sense of something, instinct [with für] Tags: neuter, strong
    Sense id: en-Gefühl-de-noun-kOorEAic
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Gefühligkeit (english: sentimentality, mawkishness), gefühllos Related terms: gefühlsarm, gefühlsbetont, gefühlsblind, Gefühlsregung, gefühlsselig, gefühlvoll
Hyponyms: Ballgefühl (english: feel for the ball; dexterity) [sports, hobbies, lifestyle], Bauchgefühl, Fingerspitzengefühl, Hochgefühl (english: feeling of elation, exhilaration), Lebensgefühl, Mitgefühl, Schmerzgefühl (english: feeling of pain), Sprachgefühl, Taktgefühl (english: tact, sense of tact), Wohlgefühl (english: ease, sense of wellbeing), Zeitgefühl (english: track of time, sense of time), Zugehörigkeitsgefühl

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Hochgefühl"
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      "word": "Lebensgefühl"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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