Alemannic German

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Etymology

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Cognate to German Wunsch

Nomen

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Wunsch (diminutive Wünschli)

  1. wish
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  • wünsch (wish (verb form, 1st person singular indicative present))

References

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  • Aus dem Wiesenthale. Gedichte von Georg Uehlin. Schopfheim, 1869, p. 15

East Central German

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Etymology

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Cognate to German Wunsch.

Nomen

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Wunsch m (plural Wünsche)

  1. (Silesian) wish

Derived terms

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See also

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(things which are often wished)

(occasions to express wishes)

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /vʊnʃ/, [vʊnʃ], [vʊntʃ]
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Nomen

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Wunsch m (strong, genitive Wunsches or Wunschs, plural Wünsche, diminutive Wünschlein n)

  1. wish (an act of wishing)
  2. wish (that which one wishes)

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Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:Wunsch.

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Wunsch” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Wunsch” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Wunsch” in Duden online

Hunsrik

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Pronunciation

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Nomen

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Wunsch m (plural Winsch)

  1. wish

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