elend
Meaning
- miserable
- wretched
- sordid
Concepts
Synonyms
mickerig
hundsmiserabel
hundeelend
bettelarm
erbarmenswert
Jammer-
Translations
misérable
miserabel
miserabile stumperig
míseroFrequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
eeländ
Basel-Landschaft
myseraabel
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈeːlɛnt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German ellende, contracted from Old High German elilenti, from Proto-West Germanic *alljas (“other”) + *land (“land”). The modern form with a long vowel is based on Middle Low German elende and/or other regional variants. Today pronounced also with a secondary full vowel in the second syllable. Cognate to Dutch ellende (noun).
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