Offenbarung

/ˈɔfn̩ˌbaːʁʊŋ/

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

Forms

plural
die Offenbarungen

Meaning

  1. revelation

    From offenbaren (to reveal).

    • Seine Worte waren eine wahre Offenbarung.

      His words were a true revelation.

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

Similar in other languages

Spanish

revelación

revelación is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "revelation."

Portuguese

revelação

revelação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "revelation."

Practice

1 What does Offenbarung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Seine Worte waren eine wahre ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Offenbarung?

noun

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