Polyglot Dictionary

Vermächtnis

/fɛɐ̯ˈmɛçtnɪs/

das 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 Vermächtnisse

Meaning

  1. legacy

    • Sein Vermächtnis lebt weiter.

      His legacy lives on.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

legado

legado is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "legacy."

Portuguese

legado

legado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "legacy."

Practice

1 What does Vermächtnis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sein ___ lebt weiter.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vermächtnis?

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