Heuchelei

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German

Etymology

From heucheln +‎ -ei.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hɔɪ̯.çəˈlaɪ̯/
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Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Heuchelei f (genitive Heuchelei, plural Heucheleien)

hypocrisy
- 1878, Friedrich Nietzsche, Menschliches, Allzumenschliches [Human, All Too Human]‎, section 504:
  Der vornehmste Heuchler. — Gar nicht von sich zu reden, ist eine sehr vornehme Heuchelei.
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Declension

Declension of Heuchelei

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Heuchelei	die	Heucheleien
genitive	einer	der	Heuchelei	der	Heucheleien
dative	einer	der	Heuchelei	den	Heucheleien
accusative	eine	die	Heuchelei	die	Heucheleien

Further reading

“Heuchelei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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