Polyglot Dictionary

Wohltätigkeit

/voːlˈtɛːtɪçkaɪt/

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

Meaning

  1. charity, benevolence

    Built from wohl (well, good — not its other sense "probably") + Tätigkeit (activity, deed) — literally "doing good".

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • wohl well, good
  • Tätigkeit activity, deed

Usage notes

Formal register, used for organized charitable giving (Wohltätigkeitsorganisation = charity organization) rather than a single kind act.

Practice

1 What does Wohltätigkeit mean?

2 Fill the gap: An Weihnachten spenden viele Menschen für die ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Wohltätigkeit?

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