Schmerz

German (Berlin)

/ʃmɛʁts/

noun
Definitions
  • (chiefly) physical pain, ache (practically, as a sensation)
  • (chiefly) physical pain (theoretically, as a bodily mechanism or function)
  • (chiefly) emotional pain, sorrow, heartache

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German smerze inherited from Old High German smerza.

Origin

Old High German

smerza

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