Freiheit

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German

Etymology

From frei (“free”) +‎ -heit (“-hood”), compare Silesian Freiheet, Paderbornisch Low German Fryheit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁaɪ̯haɪ̯t/
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  • Hyphenation: Frei‧heit

Noun

Freiheit f (genitive Freiheit, plural Freiheiten)

  1. freedom
    • 2010, Der Spiegel‎, number 27/2010, page 109:
      Einen vollkommenen Schutz in einer freien Gesellschaft wird es nie geben, und auch wenn es fürchterlich klingt: Unsere Freiheit bedeutet, dass wir mit vielen Risiken leben müssen.
      There will never be a perfect protection in a free society, and even if it sounds terrible: Our freedom means that we have to live with many risks.
  2. liberty
  3. clearance

Declension

Declension of Freiheit
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Freiheit die Freiheiten
genitive einer der Freiheit der Freiheiten
dative einer der Freiheit den Freiheiten
accusative eine die Freiheit die Freiheiten

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