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Furcht

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vorht, vorhte, from Old High German forhta, forahta, from Proto-Germanic *furhtō (fear), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥k- (to fear). The modern vowel -u- is due to influence by the related verb fürchten. Cognate with obsolete Dutch vrucht (still in godsvrucht), Middle Low German vruchte. Also closely related with English fright, though this is from a different stem (Proto-Germanic *furhtį̄).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fʊrçt/, [fʊʁçt], [fʊɐ̯çt]
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Noun

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Furcht f (genitive Furcht, plural (very rare) Fürchte or (by suppletion) Befürchtungen)

  1. fear; fright; anxiety
    Synonyms: Angst f, (North German) Bange f

Usage notes

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  • See Angst for notes on the distinction between Furcht and this (widely synonymous) word.

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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