Sucht

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German suht, from Old High German suht, from Proto-West Germanic *suhti, from Proto-Germanic *suhtiz.

Akin to German Low German Sücht, Dutch zucht, Old Norse sótt.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /zʊxt/, [zʊxt], [zʊχt]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊχt

Noun[edit]

Sucht f (genitive Sucht, plural Süchte or Suchten)

  1. addiction
    Synonym: Abhängigkeit
  2. exaggerated or morbid desire; greed
    Synonyms: Begierde, Gier
  3. (archaic to obsolete, except in compounds) physic or psychic disease
    Synonyms: Krankheit, Seuche

Declension[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

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

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German and Old High German suht, from Proto-West Germanic *suhti, from Proto-Germanic *suhtiz.

Cognate with German Sucht, Dutch zucht, Icelandic sótt.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Sucht f (plural Suchten)

  1. addiction