German

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Etymology

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Sehnsucht (yearning, longing, noun) +‎ -ig (-y, -ly)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːnˌzʏçtɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /-ˌzʏçtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: sehn‧süch‧tig

Adjective

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sehnsüchtig (strong nominative masculine singular sehnsüchtiger, comparative sehnsüchtiger, superlative am sehnsüchtigsten)

  1. longing, wishful

Declension

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Adverb

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sehnsüchtig

  1. longingly, wishfully

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