Hässlichkeit
German
Etymology
hässlich + -keit
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɛslɪçkaɪ̯t/
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Noun
Hässlichkeit f (genitive Hässlichkeit, plural Hässlichkeiten)
- ugliness
Usage notes
- The spelling Hässlichkeit has been the prescribed spelling since the German spelling reform of 1996 (the Rechtschreibreform). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, it had already been standard since ⟨ß⟩ was deprecated in the 1930s. In the affected areas, the previous spelling (Häßlichkeit) is now less common, and may be regarded as a misspelling.
Declension
Declension of Hässlichkeit [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Hässlichkeit | die | Hässlichkeiten |
| genitive | einer | der | Hässlichkeit | der | Hässlichkeiten |
| dative | einer | der | Hässlichkeit | den | Hässlichkeiten |
| accusative | eine | die | Hässlichkeit | die | Hässlichkeiten |
Further reading
- “Hässlichkeit” in Duden online
- “Hässlichkeit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache