Noun
die Melancholie
Pronunciation: [melaŋkoˈliː]
melancholy (a deep, pensive sadness)
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plural Melancholien
Meanings
Noun
- melancholy (a deep, pensive sadness)
- melancholia
Example sentence
Im Herbst überkommt mich manchmal eine leise Melancholie.
In autumn a quiet melancholy sometimes comes over me.
Word forms
singular
die Melancholie
plural
die Melancholien
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Melancholie
Accusativedie Melancholie
Dativeder Melancholie
Genitiveder Melancholie
Plural
Nominativedie Melancholien
Accusativedie Melancholien
Dativeden Melancholien
Genitiveder Melancholien
Usage
- von Melancholie erfüllt — Filled with a pensive sadness.
- Melancholie / melancholisch — The noun melancholy versus the related adjective.
Über dem letzten Kapitel liegt eine leise Melancholie.
A quiet melancholy hangs over the final chapter.