Wunsch
Alemannic German edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
Wunsch (diminutive Wünschli)
Related terms edit
- wünsch (“wish (verb form, 1st person singular indicative present)”)
References edit
- Aus dem Wiesenthale. Gedichte von Georg Uehlin. Schopfheim, 1869, p. 15
East Central German edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
Wunsch m (plural Wünsche)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
- Geschenke (noun form, dat. sg. and pl.)
(things which are often wished)
(occasions to express wishes)
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wunsch, from Old High German wunsc, from Proto-Germanic *wunskō, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”). Compare Dutch wens, English wish, West Frisian winsk, Danish ønske.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Wunsch m (strong, genitive Wunsches or Wunschs, plural Wünsche, diminutive Wünschlein n)
Declension edit
Declension of Wunsch [masculine, strong]
- apocopated plural: Wünsch
Quotations edit
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Wunsch.
Hyponyms edit
- Ehewunsch, Geburtstagswunsch, Herzenswunsch (“heart's desire”), Weihnachtswunsch, Zukunftswunsch
Derived terms edit
- Gute-Nacht-Wunsch, Neujahrswunsch/Neujahrwunsch, Kinderwunsch, Todeswunsch
- Wunschbild, Wunschdenken, Wunschform, Wunschliste, Wunschprogramm, Wunschtraum, Wunschvorstellung, Wunschzettel
- Wünschlein
Related terms edit
- wünschen (“to wish”)
- Glückwunsch
Further reading edit
Hunsrik edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Wunsch m (plural Winsch)