Schmacht

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German smaht, from Old High German smāhi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃmaxt/
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  • Hyphenation: Schmacht

Noun

Schmacht m (strong, genitive Schmachtes or Schmachts, no plural) (singular only)

  1. ravenous hunger (great appetite or want for food)
    Synonyms: Appetit, Jieper, Kohldampf
  2. ravenous hunger (great appetite or want for anything else)
    Synonyms: Begehren, Gier, Jieper, Verlangen
  3. longing (melancholic desire)
    Synonyms: Liebessehnsucht, Nostalgie, Sehnsucht

Declension
Declension of Schmacht [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein der Schmacht
genitive eines des Schmachtes, Schmachts
dative einem dem Schmacht, Schmachte1
accusative einen den Schmacht

1Now uncommon, see notes.

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