wehmütig
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle Low German wēmōdich. Analysable as Wehmut + -ig, but Middle Low German wēmōt is perhaps a backformation from the adjective. See Wehmut for more.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈveːmyːtɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈveːmyːtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
- Hyphenation: weh‧mü‧tig
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Adjective
editwehmütig (strong nominative masculine singular wehmütiger, comparative wehmütiger, superlative am wehmütigsten)
- wistful, nostalgic (experiencing a sad or bitter-sweet feeling at the memory of something from the past, or at the thought about the nature of life, often momentarily)
Declension
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Further reading
edit- “wehmütig” in Duden online