Spürsinn

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German

Etymology

spüren +‎ Sinn

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃpyːɐ̯ˌzɪn/
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Noun

Spürsinn m (strong, genitive Spürsinnes or Spürsinns, plural Spürsinne)

  1. (hunting) nose
  2. (figurative) instinct, intuition
    • c. 1914, Franz Kafka, Der Prozess, Berlin: Die Schmiede, published 1925:
      „Ich muß mir natürlich die Sache noch überlegen,“ sagte der Onkel, „du mußt bedenken, daß ich jetzt schon 20 Jahre fast ununterbrochen auf dem Lande bin, dabei läßt der Spürsinn in diesen Richtungen nach.
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Declension

Further reading

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