Schmerz
noun · /ʃmɛʁts/ ·Etymology
From Middle High German smerze m or f, from Old High German smerza f, smerzo m, from Proto-West Germanic *smertan. Cognate with English smart and Dutch smart.
Translation
-
physical pain, ache (practically, as a sensation)
in-plural, masculine, mixed
Haben Sie Schmerzen?
Do you feel pain?
Das waren die schlimmsten Schmerzen, die ich je erlebt habe.
That was the worst pain I have ever felt.
-
physical pain (theoretically, as a bodily mechanism or function)
masculine, mixed, singular
Schmerz ist ein Alarmsignal des Körpers.
Pain is an emergency signal of the body.
Konditionierung durch Schmerz
conditioning by pain
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emotional pain, sorrow, heartache
masculine, mixed, singular
Man lebt weiter, aber der Schmerz bleibt.
One lives on, but the pain remains.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Schmerz | Schmerzen |
| Accusative | Schmerz | Schmerzen |
| Dative | Schmerz | Schmerzen |
| Genitive | Schmerzes | Schmerzen |