Polyglot Dictionary

Hilflosigkeit

/ˈhɪlfloːzɪçkaɪ̯t/

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

Meaning

  1. helplessness

    • Er fühlte große Hilflosigkeit.

      He felt great helplessness.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Schwäche

Close — helplessness relates closely to weakness.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desamparo

desamparo is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "helplessness."

Spanish

impotencia

impotencia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "helplessness."

Portuguese

desamparo

desamparo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "helplessness."

Practice

1 What does Hilflosigkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er fühlte große ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Hilflosigkeit?

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