Bitterkeit

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German bitterkeit, from Old High German bittarīgheit. Analysable as bitter +‎ -keit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪtɐkaɪ̯t/
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Noun

Bitterkeit f (genitive Bitterkeit, plural Bitterkeiten)

  1. (uncountable) bitterness (the quality of having a bitter taste)
    die Bitterkeit eines schwarzen Kaffees ― the bitterness of a black coffee
    Diesem Erzeugnis mangelt es deutlich an Bitterkeit. ― This product has a severe lack of bitterness.
  2. (countable) bitterness, acrimony (the quality of being or feeling sad, bitter, embittered)
    Synonyms: Verbitterung, Groll, Härte
    Du bist voller Bitterkeit. ― You are full of bitterness.
    Die Bitterkeit seines Schicksals rührte mich zu Tränen. ― The bitterness of his lifestory moved me to tears.

Declension

Declension of Bitterkeit [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bitterkeit die Bitterkeiten
genitive einer der Bitterkeit der Bitterkeiten
dative einer der Bitterkeit den Bitterkeiten
accusative eine die Bitterkeit die Bitterkeiten

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