Melancholie

See also: melancolie, melancholie, and mélancolie

German

Dürer's painting Melancholie I

Etymology

See English melancholy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [melaŋkoˈliː]

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Noun

Melancholie f (genitive Melancholie, plural Melancholien)

1. melancholia (a deep sadness or depression)

   Synonym: Schwermut

Declension

Declension of Melancholie [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Melancholie	die	Melancholien
genitive	einer	der	Melancholie	der	Melancholien
dative	einer	der	Melancholie	den	Melancholien
accusative	eine	die	Melancholie	die	Melancholien

Further reading

• “Melancholie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Melancholie” in Duden online