Wunsch
Alemannic German
Etymology
Noun
Wunsch (diminutive Wünschli)
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
Noun
Wunsch m (plural Wünsche)
Derived terms
- Huxtwunsch
- Noyjuhrs-Wunsch; Noijohrschwunsch
- Weihnachtswunsch
- Wünschla
Related terms
- Neujoahrsch-Wünschla
- wünscha
See also
- Geschenke (noun form, dat. sg. and pl.)
(things which are often wished)
(occasions to express wishes)
- Geburtstag, Geburtstig
- Huxt
- Noijohr
- Weihnachta, Weihnachten
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
- IPA(key): /vʊnʃ/, [vʊnʃ], [vʊntʃ]
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Noun
Wunsch m (strong, genitive Wunsches or Wunschs, plural Wünsche, diminutive Wünschlein n)
Declension
Declension of Wunsch [masculine, strong]
- apocopated plural: Wünsch
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Wunsch.
Hyponyms
- Ehewunsch, Geburtstagswunsch, Herzenswunsch (“heart's desire”), Weihnachtswunsch, Zukunftswunsch
Derived terms
- Gute-Nacht-Wunsch, Neujahrswunsch/Neujahrwunsch, Kinderwunsch, Todeswunsch
- Wunschbild, Wunschdenken, Wunscherfüllung, Wunschform, Wunschliste, Wunschprogramm, Wunschtraum, Wunschvorstellung, Wunschzettel
- Wünschlein
Related terms
- wünschen (“to wish”)
- Glückwunsch
Further reading
- “Wunsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wunsch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Wunsch” in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vunʃ/
Noun
Wunsch m (plural Winsch)