# die Schwermut

die Schwermut is a German noun meaning “melancholy”. Forms: der Schwermut.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Schwermut

## In other languages

- Русский: меланхолия, грусть, тоска

## Meanings

1. _no plural_ melancholy

## Examples

- Schon vom frühen Morgen an plagte mich eine wundersame Schwermut. — From early morning I had been oppressed by a strange melancholy.
- Der König neigte zu Schwermut und Langerweile. — The king was prone to melancholy and boredom.
- Geld im Beutel vertreibt die Schwermut. — Money in your pocket helps chase the blues away.

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