Nostalgie

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin nostalgia, from Ancient Greek νόστος (nóstos, a return home) + ἄλγος (álgos, pain, suffering), translating German Heimweh.

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  • Rhymes: -iː

Noun

Nostalgie f (genitive Nostalgie, plural Nostalgien)

  1. nostalgia (yearning for the past)
    • 1964 September 11, Uwe Nettelbeck, “Nordische Filme am Lido”, in Die Zeit:
      Der Bergman-Mythos bedarf der Erklärung, schon lange, die trübe Faszination, die von seinen Filmen ausgeht und der auch gescheite Köpfe immer wieder erliegen, entstammt einer trüben Quelle: unserer verstohlenen Nostalgie nach dem Nordischen, dem Bodenständigen und grausam Einfachen.
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  2. (higher register, archaic) homesickness

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Further reading

  • Nostalgie” in Duden online
  • Nostalgie” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache