Masculine
Schmerz
- (in-plural, masculine, mixed) physical pain, ache (practically, as a sensation)
- (masculine, mixed, singular) physical pain (theoretically, as a bodily mechanism or function)
- (masculine, mixed, singular) emotional pain, sorrow, heartache
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
schmäärz
Basel-Landschaft
schmäärze
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃmɛʁts/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German smerze m or f, from Old High German smerza f, smerzo m, from Proto-West Germanic *smertan. Cognate with English smart and Dutch smart.
Related words
illnes
stechender Schmerz
Kopfschmerzen Bauchweh
tiefe Betrübnis
tiefe Trauer
Wehwehchen
Zipperlein
Wundsein
Herzleid
Herzbrechen
au
Betrübtheit
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