"Bitterkeit" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɪtɐkaɪ̯t/ Audio: De-Bitterkeit.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German bitterkeit, from Old High German bittarīgheit. Analysable as bitter + -keit. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|bitterkeit}} Middle High German bitterkeit, {{inh|de|goh|bittarīgheit}} Old High German bittarīgheit, {{suffix|de|bitter|keit}} bitter + -keit Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Bitterkeit f (genitive Bitterkeit, plural Bitterkeiten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Bitterkeit [genitive], Bitterkeiten [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Bitterkeit [nominative, singular], Bitterkeiten [definite, nominative, plural], Bitterkeit [genitive, singular], Bitterkeiten [definite, genitive, plural], Bitterkeit [dative, singular], Bitterkeiten [dative, definite, plural], Bitterkeit [accusative, singular], Bitterkeiten [accusative, definite, plural], Bitternis [alternative]
  1. (uncountable) bitterness (the quality of having a bitter taste) Tags: feminine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Bitterkeit-de-noun-32EzI~s- Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -keit, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -keit: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
  2. (countable) bitterness, acrimony (the quality of being or feeling sad, bitter, embittered) Tags: countable, feminine Synonyms: Verbitterung, Groll, Härte
    Sense id: en-Bitterkeit-de-noun-pNB2P2hq Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -keit, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -keit: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Bitterapfel, Bitterapfelsine, bitterernst, bitterkalt, Bittermandel, Bitternuss, Bitterorange, Bitterschokolade, bittersüß, Unerbittlichkeit, verbittern, Kummer, Leid, Gram, Kränkung, Schmerz, Unbarmherzigkeit, Sauerkeit, Wut, Hass, Strenge, Schärfe, Wehmut, Traurigkeit, Trübsal

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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