Noun
die Nostalgie
Pronunciation: [nɔstalˈɡiː]
nostalgia (yearning for the past)
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plural Nostalgien
Meanings
Noun
- nostalgia (yearning for the past)
Example sentence
Beim Anblick der alten Fotos packte ihn die Nostalgie.
Looking at the old photos, he was overcome by nostalgia.
Word forms
singular
die Nostalgie
plural
die Nostalgien
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Nostalgie
Accusativedie Nostalgie
Dativeder Nostalgie
Genitiveder Nostalgie
Plural
Nominativedie Nostalgien
Accusativedie Nostalgien
Dativeden Nostalgien
Genitiveder Nostalgien
Usage
- aus Nostalgie — out of nostalgia; names the motive
- Nostalgie wecken — evoke nostalgia; a common emotional collocation
Der Geruch des alten Schulgebäudes weckte bei ihm Nostalgie.
The smell of the old school building evoked nostalgia in him.