Verschwiegenheit

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German

Etymology

verschwiegen +‎ -heit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃviːɡn̩haɪ̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Ver‧schwie‧gen‧heit
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Noun

Verschwiegenheit f (genitive Verschwiegenheit, no plural)

  1. discreetness; confidentiality
    eine Verschwiegenheitserklärung unterzeichnen ― to sign a non-disclosure agreement

Declension

Declension of Verschwiegenheit
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Verschwiegenheit
genitive einer der Verschwiegenheit
dative einer der Verschwiegenheit
accusative eine die Verschwiegenheit

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