die Mattigkeit

C1

languor / weariness = the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia

English meaning
languor / weariness = the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia
Gender
die — feminine
Vocabulary package
Sleep & Tiredness

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Mattigkeit in a sentence

Nach dem langen Wandern überkam ihn tiefe Mattigkeit.

After the long hike, deep languor overcame him.

Declension of die Mattigkeit

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Mattigkeit—
Accusativedie Mattigkeit—
Dativeder Mattigkeit—
Genitiveder Mattigkeit—

Word family

die Mattigkeit is built from matt (matte). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Mattigkeit comes from

Ableitung des Substantivs vom Adjektiv matt mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -igkeit

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Questions about Mattigkeit

Is it der, die or das Mattigkeit?

It is die Mattigkeit — Mattigkeit is feminine.

What is the genitive of Mattigkeit?

The genitive singular is der Mattigkeit.

What does Mattigkeit mean in English?

die Mattigkeit means "languor / weariness = the state or feeling, often pleasant, of tiredness or inertia". For example: "Nach dem langen Wandern überkam ihn tiefe Mattigkeit." — "After the long hike, deep languor overcame him."

What level is Mattigkeit in German?

Mattigkeit is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the sleep & tiredness vocabulary.

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