Tollheit

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tolheit, toleheit, from Old High German tolaheit, since the 9th century. By surface analysis, toll +‎ -heit.

Noun

Tollheit f (genitive Tollheit, plural Tollheiten)

1. (uncountable) folly (state or quality of being foolish)
2. (countable) folly (foolish action)

Declension

Declension of Tollheit [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Tollheit	die	Tollheiten
genitive	einer	der	Tollheit	der	Tollheiten
dative	einer	der	Tollheit	den	Tollheiten
accusative	eine	die	Tollheit	die	Tollheiten

Further reading

• “Tollheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Tollheit” in Duden online
• “Tollheit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon