Sehnsucht
German (Berlin)
/ˈzeːnˌzʊxt/
noun
Definitions
- yearning, longing; pining
Etymology
Compound from German sehnen (long) + German Sucht (addiction, sickness, anxiety).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Sucht
Gloss
addiction, sickness, anxiety
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
恐, 虞, 怖, 畏
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Sehnsucht English
- Alkoholsucht German
- Blähsucht German
- Drogensucht German
- Eifersucht German
- Fallsucht German
- Fettsucht German
- Gelbsucht German
- Kaufsucht German
- Magersucht German
- Rachsucht German
- Ruhmsucht German
- Schwindsucht German
- Sucht German
- Suchtgift German
- Suchtmittel German
- Tanzsucht German
- Tobsucht German
- Tod German
- Todessehnsucht German
- Wassersucht German
- Zanksucht German
- ersehnen German
- sehnen German
- sehnlich German
- sehnsüchtig German
- suchtartig German
- suchtkrank German
- süchtig German
- suht Middle High German