Furcht

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German vorht, vorhte, from Old High German forhta, forahta, from Proto-Germanic *furhtō (“fear”), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥k- (“to fear”). The modern vowel -u- is due to influence by the related verb fürchten. Cognate with obsolete Dutch vrucht (still in godsvrucht), Middle Low German vruchte. Also closely related with English fright, though this is from a different stem (Proto-Germanic *furhtį̄).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʊrçt/, [fʊʁçt], [fuɐ̯çt], [fʊɐ̯çt], [fʊɪ̯çt]
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Noun

Furcht f (genitive Furcht, plural (very rare) Fürchte or (by suppletion) Befürchtungen)

  1. fear; fright; anxiety
    Synonyms: Angst f, (North German) Bange f

Usage notes

  • See Angst for notes on the distinction between Furcht and this (widely synonymous) word.

Declension

Declension of Furcht [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Furcht die Fürchte
genitive einer der Furcht der Fürchte
dative einer der Furcht den Fürchten
accusative eine die Furcht die Fürchte

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “Furcht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Furcht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Furcht” in Duden online
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