heimwee

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === heemwee (obsolete) === Etymology === From heim (“home”) +‎ wee (“pain, longing”), calque of German Heimweh; compare nostalgie, which (transmitted via French and New Latin) ultimately represents a calque of the same German word. The form heim is a Germanism, but nonetheless heimwee prevailed over fully nativized heemwee, which is now obsolete. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɦɛi̯mʋeː/ Hyphenation: heim‧wee === Noun === heimwee n or f (plural heimweeën, diminutive heimweetje n) homesickness ==== Usage notes ==== Originally neuter following the gender of German Heimweh, subsequently often feminine following Dutch wee. ==== Descendants ==== → Papiamentu: heimwé