Polyglot Dictionary

Neid

/naɪ̯t/

der noun B2

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. envy

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Eifersucht

A classic mix-up: Neid (envy) is wanting something someone else has. Eifersucht is the fear of losing someone or something that is already yours to a rival.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

inveja

inveja is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "envy."

Practice

1 What does Neid mean?

2 Fill the gap: Vor ___ wurde er ganz blass.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Neid?

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