die Dreistigkeit

B2

forwardness / audacity / boldness

English meaning
forwardness / audacity / boldness
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Dreistigkeiten
Vocabulary package
Courage & Bravery

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Dreistigkeit in a sentence

Seine Dreistigkeit, das zu sagen, überraschte alle.

His audacity in saying that surprised everyone.

Declension of die Dreistigkeit

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Dreistigkeitdie Dreistigkeiten
Accusativedie Dreistigkeitdie Dreistigkeiten
Dativeder Dreistigkeitden Dreistigkeiten
Genitiveder Dreistigkeitder Dreistigkeiten

Where Dreistigkeit comes from

etymologisch: Ende des 16. Jahrhunderts von mittelniederdeutsch drīstichēt übernommen :strukturell: Ableitung des Substantivs zum Adjektiv dreist mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -igkeit

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Questions about Dreistigkeit

Is it der, die or das Dreistigkeit?

It is die Dreistigkeit — Dreistigkeit is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Dreistigkeiten.

What is the plural of Dreistigkeit?

The plural of die Dreistigkeit is die Dreistigkeiten.

What is the genitive of Dreistigkeit?

The genitive singular is der Dreistigkeit. The dative plural is den Dreistigkeiten.

What does Dreistigkeit mean in English?

die Dreistigkeit means "forwardness / audacity / boldness". For example: "Seine Dreistigkeit, das zu sagen, überraschte alle." — "His audacity in saying that surprised everyone."

What level is Dreistigkeit in German?

Dreistigkeit is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the courage & bravery vocabulary.

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