Wahrheit

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wārheit, from Old High German wārheit, from Proto-West Germanic *wārahaidu. Equivalent to wahr (“true”) +‎ -heit (“-ness”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvaːɐ̯.haɪ̯t/
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Noun

Wahrheit f (genitive Wahrheit, plural Wahrheiten)

truth
Körnchen Wahrheit ― kernel of truth

Fünkchen Wahrheit ― kernel of truth (literally, “sparklet of truth”)

Funken Wahrheit ― kernel of truth (literally, “spark of truth”)

Quäntchen Wahrheit ― kernel of truth (literally, “modicum of truth”)

Tropfen Wahrheit ― kernel of truth (literally, “drop of truth”)

Tröpfchen Wahrheit ― kernel of truth (literally, “droplet of truth”)

Die Wahrheit zu verstehen ist ein Segen.
Understanding the truth is a blessing.

Declension

Declension of Wahrheit [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Wahrheit	die	Wahrheiten
genitive	einer	der	Wahrheit	der	Wahrheiten
dative	einer	der	Wahrheit	den	Wahrheiten
accusative	eine	die	Wahrheit	die	Wahrheiten

Derived terms

Derived terms

Further reading

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

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