"Wunsch" meaning in German

See Wunsch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vʊnʃ/, [vʊnʃ], [vʊntʃ] Audio: De-at-Wunsch.ogg [Austria], De-Wunsch.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German wunsch, from Old High German wunsc, from Proto-Germanic *wunskō, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”). Compare Dutch wens, English wish, West Frisian winsk, Danish ønske. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wunsch}} Middle High German wunsch, {{inh|de|goh|wunsc}} Old High German wunsc, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*wunskō}} Proto-Germanic *wunskō, {{der|de|ine-pro|*wenh₁-|t=to wish, love}} Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”), {{cog|nl|wens}} Dutch wens, {{cog|en|wish}} English wish, {{cog|fy|winsk}} West Frisian winsk, {{cog|da|ønske}} Danish ønske Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e|dim=^lein}} Wunsch m (strong, genitive Wunsches or Wunschs, plural Wünsche, diminutive Wünschlein n) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Wunsches [genitive], Wunschs [genitive], Wünsche [plural], Wünschlein [diminutive, neuter], strong [table-tags], Wunsch [nominative, singular], Wünsche [definite, nominative, plural], Wunsches [genitive, singular], Wunschs [genitive, singular], Wünsche [definite, genitive, plural], Wunsch [dative, singular], Wunsche [dative, singular], Wünschen [dative, definite, plural], Wunsch [accusative, singular], Wünsche [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. wish (an act of wishing) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Wunsch-de-noun-ppda3OcW Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. wish (that which one wishes) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Wunsch-de-noun-6ihOxs9c Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Wünsch Hyponyms: Ehewunsch, Geburtstagswunsch, Herzenswunsch (english: heart's desire), Weihnachtswunsch, Zukunftswunsch Related terms: wünschen (english: to wish), Glückwunsch
Derived forms: Gute-Nacht-Wunsch, Neujahrswunsch, Neujahrwunsch, Kinderwunsch, Todeswunsch, Wunschbild, Wunschdenken, Wunschform, Wunschliste, Wunschprogramm, Wunschtraum, Wunschvorstellung, Wunschzettel, Wünschlein

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      "word": "Gute-Nacht-Wunsch"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "Todeswunsch"
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      "word": "Wunschbild"
    },
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      "word": "Wunschdenken"
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      "word": "Wunschform"
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      "word": "Wunschliste"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Wunschprogramm"
    },
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      "word": "Wunschtraum"
    },
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      "word": "Wunschvorstellung"
    },
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    },
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      "form": "Wünsche",
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      "word": "Herzenswunsch"
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      "ipa": "[vʊntʃ]"
    },
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  ],
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    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
    "German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "German terms with audio links"
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      "word": "Gute-Nacht-Wunsch"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "Wunschdenken"
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      "word": "Wunschform"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wunschliste"
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      "word": "Wunschprogramm"
    },
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      "word": "Herzenswunsch"
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