elend

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German ellende, contracted from Old High German elilenti, from Proto-West Germanic *alljas (“other”) + *land (“land”). The modern form with a long vowel is based on Middle Low German elende and/or other regional variants. Today pronounced also with a secondary full vowel in the second syllable. Cognate to Dutch ellende (noun). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeːlɛnt/ === Adjective === elend (strong nominative masculine singular elender, comparative elender, superlative am elendesten or am elendsten) miserable wretched sordid ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== elendig ==== Derived terms ==== Elend === Further reading === “elend” in Duden online “elend”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)