Etymology of ending "-keit" in relation to ending "-heit"
Dec 8, 2013 · It appears that in general adjectives can be nominalized by adding the suffix -heit, which however changes to -keit in case the adjective already has been formed by use of a …
etymology - Fahrenheit: coincidence or corruption of name?
Dec 10, 2022 · Even if it might sound similar, -heit has absolutely nothing to do with "heat". -heit is a German suffix modifying nouns as to mean as much as "the wholeness of it" - like in Mensch …
Der Artikel der -nis Substantive - German Language Stack Exchange
May 13, 2015 · Was "heit" angeht. Das war ganz früher mal ein selbstständiges Wort und es war maskulin und bedeutete sowas wie "Wesen". Dann fingen die Leute langsam an, es als Suffix …
etymology - "Deutzer Freiheit" - German Language Stack Exchange
Sep 23, 2023 · To understand what "Freiheit" here means (basically a place which is unoccupied - free [from buildings]) we need to look at german suffixes. "-heit" is a suffix added to the …
Does the word "Fahrenheit" mean anything in German?
Dec 14, 2011 · "Heit" is only used as a word suffix DE: link is in German only in Standard German, often describing a condition specified by its prefixed word. For example, "Schönheit" …
Einsamkeit und Zweisamkeit - German Language Stack Exchange
Jul 20, 2013 · The likewise old suffixes "-keit", and "-heit" are both used in the same meaning. Originally it was used for a shape, person, nature, standing but when added to an adjective …
What is the difference between "moin" and "moin moin"?
"Moin" and "moin moin" both are popular salutations in northern Germany - I'm interested in the differences between them. Some say "moin moin" is intended as an answer to "moin", others …
String of sneeze responses after "Gesundheit"?
Aug 5, 2021 · It does depend a bit on your peer group - when I was in school (last century), there was a short trend amongst teens of saying “Gips”, as a summary of “Gesundheit, Intelligenz, …
Wie heißt der Bereich zwischen Genitalien und Bein?
Aug 18, 2019 · Wenn die Beine ausgestreckt sind (z.B. beim Stehen oder im Liegen) gibt es im Schritt einen etwa einen Finger breiten Streifen Haut zwischen Bein und Genitalien. Wie heißt …
Splitting the German word "Taucherausrüstung"
Apr 11, 2014 · I mean splitting into prefix, suffix, and so on. Like when you look at the etymology. For example: Gelegenheit is: Ge+ legen + heit To better understand some German words I'm …