smachten

Meaning

to yearn [with naar ‘after/for’], to pine

Concepts

yearn

long for

lust

desire

ache

ache for

covet

hunger

languish

long

sigh

want

wish

aspire

crave

aspire to

pine

famish

go hungry

hanker

hope for

yen

💴

starve

Synonyms

hunkeren

verlangen

reikhalzen

zuchten

zuchten naar

lusten

begeren

snakken naar

haken naar

smachten naar

ambiëren

aspireren

dingen naar

najagen

nastreven

streven naar

hartstochtelijk

een sterk verlangen hebben

zenen

terugverlangen

Translations

sich sehnen

bramare

désirer

anhelar

arzulamak

suspirar

sich ersehnen

soupirer

dar ais

desear

aspirer

ter saudades de

desejar

ersehnen

languir

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsmɑx.tə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: smachten

Cognate with Ancient Greek: μικρός

Cognate with Latin: mica

Cognate with Old High German: gismāhtōn

Cognate with German: schmachten

In summary

From Middle Dutch smachten, ultimately from a variant of Proto-Germanic *smēhaz (“small, little”). See also Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “a little of”), Latin mica. West Germanic cognates include Old High German gismāhtōn (modern German schmachten).