Bitternis
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]bitter + -nis. Compare Middle High German biternisse (Central German, 1338).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Bitternis f (genitive Bitternis, plural Bitternisse)
- (chiefly higher register) Alternative form of Bitterkeit (“bitter taste, bitter feeling”)
- (solemn, often in the plural) distress, misery, sorrow
Declension
[edit]Declension of Bitternis [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Bitternis | die | Bitternisse |
genitive | einer | der | Bitternis | der | Bitternisse |
dative | einer | der | Bitternis | den | Bitternissen |
accusative | eine | die | Bitternis | die | Bitternisse |