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Zwerchfell.

diaphragm

10 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈt͡svɛrçˌfɛl/
  1. diaphragm

    neuter · strong
  2. midriff

    neuter · strong
  3. the seat of human emotion, the heart

    figuratively · literary · neuter · strong
  4. the organ involved in laughter

    neuter · strong
    Er hat mein Zwerchfell erschüttert
Where this word comes from

zwerch + Fell, where zwerch is an Upper German variant of quer (“crosswise”) preserved only in a few compounds, and Fell is used in the older sense of “hide” extended to a membrane. The sense “seat of human emotion” was acquired as a calque of Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn).

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