Peinlichkeit

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German

Etymology

peinlich +‎ -keit

Pronunciation

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Noun

Peinlichkeit f (genitive Peinlichkeit, plural Peinlichkeiten)

  1. (uncountable) embarrassment, awkwardness (the state of being embarrassing, awkward)
  2. (countable) something embarrassing, awkward
    Synonym: Blamage

Declension

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

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