Obrigkeit

/ˈoːbʁɪçkaɪ̯t/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
die Obrigkeiten

Meaning

  1. authorities

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Regierung

Close synonyms for the ruling authority; Obrigkeit carries a sense of authority imposed from above, Regierung is the neutral institutional word for "government."

Similar in other languages

English

government

Close — the authorities relate to the government.

Practice

1 What does Obrigkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: Früher gehorchte man der ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Obrigkeit?

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