German

edit

Etymology

edit

härtig +‎ -keit

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛɐ̯tɪçkaɪ̯t/
  • Hyphenation: Här‧tig‧keit

Noun

edit

Härtigkeit f (genitive Härtigkeit, no plural)

  1. hardness
    • 1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Matthew 19:8 (with KJV translation)
      Er sprach zu ihnen: Mose hat euch erlaubt zu scheiden von euren Weibern wegen eures Herzens Härtigkeit; von Anbeginn aber ist's nicht also gewesen.
      He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

Declension

edit

Further reading

edit