Melancholie

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See also: melancolie, melancholie, and mélancolie

German

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Dürer's painting Melancholie I

Etymology

See English melancholy.

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Noun

Melancholie f (genitive Melancholie, plural Melancholien)

  1. melancholia (a deep sadness or depression)
    Synonym: Schwermut

Declension

Declension of Melancholie
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Melancholie die Melancholien
genitive einer der Melancholie der Melancholien
dative einer der Melancholie den Melancholien
accusative eine die Melancholie die Melancholien

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