Schmacht
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rare, northern Middle High German smaht, later reinforced by Middle Low German smacht. Derived from the adjective Proto-Germanic *smēhaz (“little, small”). Related to Schmach.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Schmacht m (strong, genitive Schmachtes or Schmachts, no plural) or
Schmacht f (genitive Schmacht, no plural)
- need, privation, especially hunger or thirst
- Synonyms: Entbehrung, Not; Hunger, Durst
- pining, languour, longing, nostalgia, (most often derogatory) schmaltz, sentimentality
- Synonyms: Sehnsucht, Nostalgie, (derogatory) Schmalz, Sentimentalität, Pathos, Herzschmerz
Declension
[edit]Declension of Schmacht [sg-only, masculine, strong]
Declension of Schmacht [sg-only, feminine]
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Schmacht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schmacht” in Duden online
- “Schmacht”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Schmacht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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