Bitterkeit
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German
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- Bitternis (higher register, fairly rare)
Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German bitterkeit, from Old High German bittarīgheit. Analysable as bitter + -keit.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Bitterkeit f (genitive Bitterkeit, plural Bitterkeiten)
- (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.
- (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
[edit]Declension of Bitterkeit [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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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 |
Antonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- Bitternuss
- Bittermandel
- Bitterschokolade
- Bitterapfelsine
- Bitterorange
- Bitterapfel
- bittersüß
- bitterkalt
- bitterernst
- verbittern
- Unerbittlichkeit
See also
[edit]- Kummer
- Leid
- Gram
- Kränkung
- Schmerz
- Unbarmherzigkeit
- Sauerkeit
- Wut
- Hass
- Strenge
- Schärfe
- Wehmut
- Traurigkeit
- Trübsal
Further reading
[edit]- “Bitterkeit” in Duden online
- “Bitterkeit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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- German terms inherited from Old High German
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- German terms suffixed with -keit
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