weemoed
التعريفات والمعاني
== Afrikaans ==
=== Etymology ===
From Dutch weemoed, from Middle Dutch weemoede (“deep sadness”), backformation from weemoedich. The semantic development was later influenced by German Wehmut, from Middle Low German wēmōt. Analysable as wee (“pain, woe, sadness”) + moed (“mood”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈvɪə̯.mut/
=== Noun ===
weemoed (uncountable)
melancholy
==== Related terms ====
weemoedig
== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
From Middle Dutch weemoede (“deep sadness”), backformation from weemoedich. The semantic development was later influenced by German Wehmut, from Middle Low German wēmōt. Analysable as wee (“pain, woe, sadness”) + moed (“mood”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈʋeːmut/
Hyphenation: wee‧moed
=== Noun ===
weemoed m (uncountable, no diminutive)
(slightly literary) melancholy
==== Related terms ====
weemoedig
==== Descendants ====
Afrikaans: weemoed
→ West Frisian: weemoed