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Bitternis

German edit

Etymology edit

bitter +‎ -nis. Compare Middle High German biternisse (Central German, 1338).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɪtərnɪs/, [ˈbɪtɐnɪs]
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Noun edit

Bitternis f (genitive Bitternis, plural Bitternisse)

  1. (chiefly higher register) Alternative form of Bitterkeit (“bitter taste, bitter feeling”)
  2. (solemn, often in the plural) distress, misery, sorrow

Declension edit

Declension of Bitternis [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Bitternis die Bitternisse
genitive einer der Bitternis der Bitternisse
dative einer der Bitternis den Bitternissen
accusative eine die Bitternis die Bitternisse
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