die Herrschaft

B2

rule / dominion

English meaning
rule / dominion
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Herrschaften
Vocabulary package
Politics & Government

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Herrschaft in a sentence

Die Herrschaft des Königs dauerte vierzig Jahre.

The rule of the king lasted forty years.

Declension of die Herrschaft

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Herrschaftdie Herrschaften
Accusativedie Herrschaftdie Herrschaften
Dativeder Herrschaftden Herrschaften
Genitiveder Herrschaftder Herrschaften

Word family

die Herrschaft is built from der Herr (sir, mister) and die Haft (detention / custody / imprisonment). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Where Herrschaft comes from

seit dem 9. Jahrhundert belegt, althochdeutsch hērscaf, hērscaft „Würde“ und „Hoheit, Obrigkeit, ehrenvolles Amt“, mittelhochdeutsch hērschaft „Amt, Hoheit, Obrigkeit, Stolz, Recht und Besitz eines Herrn, Herrenmacht, Herrenwürde, Herr…

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Questions about Herrschaft

Is it der, die or das Herrschaft?

It is die Herrschaft — Herrschaft is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Herrschaften.

What is the plural of Herrschaft?

The plural of die Herrschaft is die Herrschaften.

What is the genitive of Herrschaft?

The genitive singular is der Herrschaft. The dative plural is den Herrschaften.

What does Herrschaft mean in English?

die Herrschaft means "rule / dominion". For example: "Die Herrschaft des Königs dauerte vierzig Jahre." — "The rule of the king lasted forty years."

What level is Herrschaft in German?

Herrschaft is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the politics & government vocabulary.

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