Polyglot Dictionary

Herrlichkeit

/ˈhɛʁlɪçkaɪ̯t/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Herrlichkeiten

Meaning

  1. splendour

    • Wir bewunderten die Herrlichkeit der Berge.

      We admired the splendour of the mountains.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

pracht

Herrlichkeit and Pracht are close synonyms for "splendour," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

esplendor

esplendor is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "splendour."

Portuguese

esplendor

esplendor is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "splendour."

Practice

1 What does Herrlichkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir bewunderten die ___ der Berge.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Herrlichkeit?

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