Zanksucht

German

Etymology

From Zank (“quarrel, row, argument”) +‎ Sucht (“anxiety; sickness; addiction”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡saŋkzʊxt/
  • Hyphenation: Zank‧sucht
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Noun

Zanksucht f (genitive Zanksucht, plural Zanksüchte)

  1. quarrelsomeness
    Synonym: Streitsucht
    Antonym: Friedfertigkeit

Declension

Declension of Zanksucht [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zanksucht die Zanksüchte
genitive einer der Zanksucht der Zanksüchte
dative einer der Zanksucht den Zanksüchten
accusative eine die Zanksucht die Zanksüchte

Derived terms

  • zanksüchtig

Further reading

  • “Zanksucht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Zanksucht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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