die Durchlaucht

C1

a highness

English meaning
a highness
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Durchlauchte

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Durchlaucht in a sentence

Seine Durchlaucht sprach zu den Gästen.

His Highness spoke to the guests.

Declension of die Durchlaucht

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Durchlauchtdie Durchlauchte
Accusativedie Durchlauchtdie Durchlauchte
Dativeder Durchlauchtden Durchlauchten
Genitiveder Durchlauchtder Durchlauchte

Word family

die Durchlaucht is built from durch (through). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Durchlaucht comes from

im 15. Jahrhundert Lehnübersetzung des lateinischen Adjektivs perillustris „sehr strahlend, sehr berühmt“; ab 16. Jahrhundert auch als Substantiv für Titel und Anrede

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Questions about Durchlaucht

Is it der, die or das Durchlaucht?

It is die Durchlaucht — Durchlaucht is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Durchlauchte.

What is the plural of Durchlaucht?

The plural of die Durchlaucht is die Durchlauchte.

What is the genitive of Durchlaucht?

The genitive singular is der Durchlaucht. The dative plural is den Durchlauchten.

What does Durchlaucht mean in English?

die Durchlaucht means "a highness". For example: "Seine Durchlaucht sprach zu den Gästen." — "His Highness spoke to the guests."

What level is Durchlaucht in German?

Durchlaucht is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.

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