Gegenliebe

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German

Etymology

gegen- +‎ Liebe

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡeːɡn̩ˌliːbə/
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Noun

Gegenliebe f (genitive Gegenliebe, plural Gegenlieben)

  1. requited love; (figurative) encouragement
    keine Gegenliebe findennot find any favor
    • 1787, Friedrich Schiller, Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien, 4. Akt, 19. Auftritt; republished as R. D. Boylan, transl., (Please provide a date or year):
      Weil ich's ihm gestanden / Und keine Gegenliebe fand.
      I had owned my love, / But met with no return.

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