Menschheit

German

Etymology

Mensch (“human being”) +‎ -heit

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛnʃhaɪ̯t/
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Noun

Menschheit f (genitive Menschheit, no plural)

humanity, mankind (human beings at large)
die ganze Menschheit ― all of humanity
humanity, the condition or quality of being human
Synonym: Menschlichkeit (only this word for “quality of being humane”)

die Gottheit und Menschheit Jesu ― the divinity and humanity of Jesus

Declension

Declension of Menschheit [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Menschheit
genitive	einer	der	Menschheit
dative	einer	der	Menschheit
accusative	eine	die	Menschheit

Further reading

“Menschheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Menschheit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Menschheit” in Duden online
Menschheit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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