Sehnsucht

English

Alternative forms

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, or melancholic desire; yearning, longing.

Further reading

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
    Synonyms: Nostalgie, Sehnen, Verlangen
    • 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.

Declension
Declension of Sehnsucht [feminine]
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

Derived terms
Derived terms

See also

Further reading
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