die Blutrache

C1

a blood feud / vendetta

English meaning
a blood feud / vendetta
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Blutrachen
Vocabulary package
Conflict & Cooperation

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Blutrache in a sentence

Die Blutrache zwischen den Familien dauerte Generationen.

The blood feud between the families lasted generations.

Declension of die Blutrache

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Blutrachedie Blutrachen
Accusativedie Blutrachedie Blutrachen
Dativeder Blutracheden Blutrachen
Genitiveder Blutracheder Blutrachen

Word family

die Blutrache is built from die Rache (revenge) and das Blut (blood). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Blutrache comes from

Determinativkompositum, zusammengesetzt aus den Substantiven Blut und Rache. Das Wort ist seit dem 17. Jahrhundert belegt.

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Questions about Blutrache

Is it der, die or das Blutrache?

It is die Blutrache — Blutrache is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Blutrachen.

What is the plural of Blutrache?

The plural of die Blutrache is die Blutrachen.

What is the genitive of Blutrache?

The genitive singular is der Blutrache. The dative plural is den Blutrachen.

What does Blutrache mean in English?

die Blutrache means "a blood feud / vendetta". For example: "Die Blutrache zwischen den Familien dauerte Generationen." — "The blood feud between the families lasted generations."

What level is Blutrache in German?

Blutrache is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the conflict & cooperation vocabulary.

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