Unreinheit
German
Etymology
From unrein (“impure”) + -heit. Further analysable as un- (“un-”) + rein (“pure”) + -heit (“-ness, -hood, -ty”).
Noun
Unreinheit f (genitive Unreinheit, plural Unreinheiten)
- (usually uncountable) impurity
- Antonym: Reinheit
- (religion) ritual impurity; a state of being unfit for contact with the holy, caused e.g. by sin or by bodily conditions
- (countable) something impure, an impure spot, e.g. a pimple or stain
Declension
Declension of Unreinheit
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Unreinheit | die | Unreinheiten |
| genitive | einer | der | Unreinheit | der | Unreinheiten |
| dative | einer | der | Unreinheit | den | Unreinheiten |
| accusative | eine | die | Unreinheit | die | Unreinheiten |
Derived terms
- große Unreinheit
- kleine Unreinheit