wehmütig

German

Etymology

From 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
  • IPA(key): /ˈveːmyːtɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈveːmyːtɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: weh‧mü‧tig
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Adjective

wehmütig (strong nominative masculine singular wehmütiger, comparative wehmütiger, superlative am wehmütigsten)

  1. 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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