"Wahrheit" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvaːɐ̯.haɪ̯t/ Audio: De-Wahrheit.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German wārheit, from Old High German wārheit, from Proto-West Germanic *wārahaidu. Equivalent to wahr (“true”) + -heit (“-ness”). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|wārheit}} Middle High German wārheit, {{inh|de|goh|wārheit}} Old High German wārheit, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*wārahaidu}} Proto-West Germanic *wārahaidu, {{suffix|de|wahr|heit|gloss1=true|gloss2=-ness}} wahr (“true”) + -heit (“-ness”) Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Wahrheit f (genitive Wahrheit, plural Wahrheiten) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Wahrheit [genitive], Wahrheiten [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Wahrheit [nominative, singular], Wahrheiten [definite, nominative, plural], Wahrheit [genitive, singular], Wahrheiten [definite, genitive, plural], Wahrheit [dative, singular], Wahrheiten [dative, definite, plural], Wahrheit [accusative, singular], Wahrheiten [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. truth Tags: feminine Derived forms: bewahrheiten, Halbwahrheit, ungeschminkte Wahrheit, Unwahrheit, wahrheitlich, wahrheitsgemäß

Inflected forms

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      },
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    },
    {
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    },
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        {
          "word": "Halbwahrheit"
        },
        {
          "word": "ungeschminkte Wahrheit"
        },
        {
          "word": "Unwahrheit"
        },
        {
          "word": "wahrheitlich"
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          "word": "wahrheitsgemäß"
        }
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          "english": "kernel of truth",
          "text": "Körnchen Wahrheit",
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        },
        {
          "english": "kernel of truth (literally, “sparklet of truth”)",
          "text": "Fünkchen Wahrheit",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "kernel of truth (literally, “spark of truth”)",
          "text": "Funken Wahrheit",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "kernel of truth (literally, “modicum of truth”)",
          "text": "Quäntchen Wahrheit",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "kernel of truth (literally, “drop of truth”)",
          "text": "Tropfen Wahrheit",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "kernel of truth (literally, “droplet of truth”)",
          "text": "Tröpfchen Wahrheit",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "Understanding the truth is a blessing.",
          "text": "Die Wahrheit zu verstehen ist ein Segen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "word": "Unwahrheit"
    },
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    },
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          "text": "Körnchen Wahrheit",
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        },
        {
          "english": "kernel of truth (literally, “sparklet of truth”)",
          "text": "Fünkchen Wahrheit",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "kernel of truth (literally, “spark of truth”)",
          "text": "Funken Wahrheit",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "kernel of truth (literally, “modicum of truth”)",
          "text": "Quäntchen Wahrheit",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "kernel of truth (literally, “drop of truth”)",
          "text": "Tropfen Wahrheit",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "kernel of truth (literally, “droplet of truth”)",
          "text": "Tröpfchen Wahrheit",
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        },
        {
          "english": "Understanding the truth is a blessing.",
          "text": "Die Wahrheit zu verstehen ist ein Segen.",
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        }
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    }
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}

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