Höflichkeit

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German

Etymology

höflich +‎ -keit

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Noun

Höflichkeit f (genitive Höflichkeit, plural Höflichkeiten)

  1. (uncountable) courtesy, politeness, courtliness (the state of being polite)
    Synonyms: Zuvorkommenheit, (dated) Courtoisie
  2. (countable) courtesy, politeness (an act of politeness)
    sie tauschten Höflichkeiten aus ― they exchanged pleasantries

Declension

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

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