Polyglot Dictionary

Ewigkeit

/ˈeːvɪçkaɪ̯t/

die noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. eternity

    Also used loosely for a very long time: "das hat eine Ewigkeit gedauert" (that took forever).

    • Das hat eine Ewigkeit gedauert.

      That took forever.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

eternidad

eternidad is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "eternity."

Portuguese

eternidade

eternidade is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "eternity."

Practice

1 What does Ewigkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das hat eine ___ gedauert.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Ewigkeit?

See also

noun

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