sehnsüchtig

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzeːnˌzʏçtɪç/ (Germany)
    • Audio:(file)(Germany)
  • IPA(key): /seːnˌsʏçtɪk/ (Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: sehn‧süch‧tig

Adjective

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

  1. longing, wishful

Declension

Adverb

sehnsüchtig

  1. longingly, wishfully

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