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Hunger

noun · /ˈhʊŋɐ/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German hunger, from Old High German hungar, from Proto-West Germanic *hungr, from Proto-Germanic *hungruz.

Translation

  1. hunger masculine, no-plural, strong

    Ich sterbe vor Hunger!

    I'm starving!

    Ich sterbe vor Hunger!

    I'm starved.

    Für ihn war Hunger ein theoretischer Begriff; er hatte immer genug zu essen.

    To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he always had enough to eat.

  2. craving source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. famine source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. hunger; hungriness source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

Declension

CaseSingular
Nominative Hunger
Accusative Hunger
Dative Hunger
Genitive Hungers