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Alemannic German
Etymology
Cognate to German Wunsch
Noun
Wunsch (diminutive Wünschli)
- wish
Related terms
- wünsch (“wish (verb form, 1st person singular indicative present)”)
References
- Aus dem Wiesenthale. Gedichte von Georg Uehlin. Schopfheim, 1869, p. 15
East Central German
Etymology
Cognate to German Wunsch.
Noun
Wunsch m (plural Wünsche)
- (Silesian) wish
Derived terms
Related terms
See also
(things which are often wished)
(occasions to express wishes)
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German wunsch, from Old High German wunsc, from Proto-Germanic *wunskō, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to wish, love”). Compare Dutch wens, English wish, West Frisian winsk, Danish ønske.
Pronunciation
Noun
Wunsch m (strong, genitive Wunsches or Wunschs, plural Wünsche, diminutive Wünschlein n)
- wish (an act of wishing)
- wish (that which one wishes)
Declension
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Wunsch.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- Gute-Nacht-Wunsch, Neujahrswunsch/Neujahrwunsch, Kinderwunsch, Todeswunsch
- Wunschbild, Wunschdenken, Wunschform, Wunschliste, Wunschprogramm, Wunschtraum, Wunschvorstellung, Wunschzettel
- Wünschlein
Related terms
Further reading
- “Wunsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wunsch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Wunsch” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
Noun
Wunsch m (plural Winsch)
- wish
Further reading