3 Minutes German
Try it free →

die Nostalgie

B2

nostalgia

English meaning
nostalgia
Gender
die — feminine

Nostalgie in a sentence

Die Nostalgie überkam ihn bei alten Fotos.

Nostalgia overwhelmed him when looking at old photos.

Declension of die Nostalgie

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Nostalgie
Accusativedie Nostalgie
Dativeder Nostalgie
Genitiveder Nostalgie

Where Nostalgie comes from

Wortneuschöpfung (1688 durch den Basler Arzt Johannes Hofer ,) aus altgriechisch νόστος „Rückkehr, Heimkehr“ und ἄλγος „Schmerz, Not, Trauer“ (vergleiche Neuralgie, neuralgisch), wörtlich also „schmerzhaftes Verlangen nach Heimkehr, Heimweh…

Words that go with Nostalgie

Questions about Nostalgie

Is it der, die or das Nostalgie?

It is die Nostalgie — Nostalgie is feminine.

What is the genitive of Nostalgie?

The genitive singular is der Nostalgie.

What does Nostalgie mean in English?

die Nostalgie means "nostalgia". For example: "Die Nostalgie überkam ihn bei alten Fotos." — "Nostalgia overwhelmed him when looking at old photos."

What level is Nostalgie in German?

Nostalgie is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.

Free to start · no credit card

Words fade fast — spaced reviews make them stick.

Based on Dr. Hermann Ebbinghaus · memory science, proven since 1885