"Sehnsucht" meaning in German

See Sehnsucht in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈzeːnˌzʊxt/, [ˈzeːnˌzʊχt] Audio: De-Sehnsucht.ogg
Rhymes: -ʊχt Etymology: From sehnen (“to long”) + Sucht (“anxiety; sickness; addiction”). Etymology templates: {{compound|de|sehnen|Sucht|t1=to long|t2=anxiety; sickness; addiction}} sehnen (“to long”) + Sucht (“anxiety; sickness; addiction”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f,^e}} Sehnsucht f (genitive Sehnsucht, plural Sehnsüchte) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,^e}} Forms: Sehnsucht [genitive], Sehnsüchte [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sehnsucht [nominative, singular], Sehnsüchte [definite, nominative, plural], Sehnsucht [genitive, singular], Sehnsüchte [definite, genitive, plural], Sehnsucht [dative, singular], Sehnsüchten [dative, definite, plural], Sehnsucht [accusative, singular], Sehnsüchte [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. yearning, longing; pining Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Emotions, Philosophy, Psychology Synonyms: Nostalgie, Sehnen, Verlangen Derived forms: sehnsüchtig, Sehnsuchtsort, sehnsuchtsvoll, Todessehnsucht, Vatersehnsucht Related terms: sehnen, sehnlich, Drang, Heimweh, Fernweh
    Sense id: en-Sehnsucht-de-noun-zfqO4Fzm Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "Sehnsucht",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Sehnsüchte",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Sehnsucht",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "Sehnsüchte",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Sehnsucht",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "form": "Sehnsucht",
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    },
    {
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sehnsüchte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "definite",
        "plural"
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    }
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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          "word": "sehnsüchtig"
        },
        {
          "word": "Sehnsuchtsort"
        },
        {
          "word": "sehnsuchtsvoll"
        },
        {
          "word": "Todessehnsucht"
        },
        {
          "word": "Vatersehnsucht"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.",
          "ref": "2000, Bible, Schlachter, published 2003, Psalm 119:20:",
          "text": "Meine Seele verzehrt sich vor Sehnsucht nach deinen Bestimmungen allezeit.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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          "pining",
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        ]
      ],
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          "word": "sehnen"
        },
        {
          "word": "sehnlich"
        },
        {
          "word": "Drang"
        },
        {
          "word": "Heimweh"
        },
        {
          "word": "Fernweh"
        }
      ],
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          "word": "Nostalgie"
        },
        {
          "word": "Sehnen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Verlangen"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈzeːnˌzʊχt]"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "Sehnsuchtsort"
    },
    {
      "word": "sehnsuchtsvoll"
    },
    {
      "word": "Todessehnsucht"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vatersehnsucht"
    }
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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    },
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Sehnsucht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sehnsüchten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Sehnsucht",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sehnsüchte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f,^e"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "sehnen"
    },
    {
      "word": "sehnlich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Drang"
    },
    {
      "word": "Heimweh"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fernweh"
    }
  ],
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        "German entries with incorrect language header",
        "German feminine nouns",
        "German lemmas",
        "German nouns",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:German/ʊχt",
        "Rhymes:German/ʊχt/2 syllables",
        "de:Emotions",
        "de:Philosophy",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "My soul is consumed with longing for your ordinances at all times.",
          "ref": "2000, Bible, Schlachter, published 2003, Psalm 119:20:",
          "text": "Meine Seele verzehrt sich vor Sehnsucht nach deinen Bestimmungen allezeit.",
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        }
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        },
        {
          "word": "Sehnen"
        },
        {
          "word": "Verlangen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
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    },
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    },
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    },
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}

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