Herzschmerz

German

Etymology

Herz +‎ Schmerz

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛʁt͡sˌʃmɛʁt͡s/
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Noun

Herzschmerz m (mixed, genitive Herzschmerzes, plural Herzschmerzen)

(chiefly in the plural) heart pain
(in the singular, rare in a neutral tone) heartache
Synonym: Liebeskummer
(in the singular, derogatory) sentimentality in love stories, shmaltz
Synonyms: Schmalz, Schmacht, Sentimentalität

Declension

Declension of Herzschmerz [masculine, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Herzschmerz	die	Herzschmerzen
genitive	eines	des	Herzschmerzes	der	Herzschmerzen
dative	einem	dem	Herzschmerz, Herzschmerze¹	den	Herzschmerzen
accusative	einen	den	Herzschmerz	die	Herzschmerzen

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

“Herzschmerz” in Duden online
“Herzschmerz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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