Polyglot Dictionary

Geheimnis

/ɡəˈhaɪ̯mnɪs/

das noun A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Geheimnisse

Meaning

  1. secret

    Built from geheim (secret) + -nis.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • geheim secret

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

secreto

secreto is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "secret."

Portuguese

segredo

segredo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "secret."

Practice

1 What does Geheimnis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Kannst du ein ___ für dich behalten?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Geheimnis?

See also

nouncompound

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