Widrigkeit

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German widericheit, from Old High German *widarīgheit, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþrīgahaidu.

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  • Hyphenation: Wid‧rig‧keit

Noun

Widrigkeit f (genitive Widrigkeit, plural Widrigkeiten)

  1. adversity (adverse event)
  2. (chiefly in compounds) the state of being contrary to

Declension

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

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