Bescheidenheit
German
Etymology
From bescheiden + -heit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈʃaɪ̯dənhaɪ̯t/, [bəˈʃaɪ̯dənhaɪ̯t], [bəˈʃaɪ̯dn̩haɪ̯t]
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Noun
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
- modesty
- Bescheidenheit ist eine Zier, doch weiter kommt man ohne ihr.
- Modesty is an adornment, but one is more successful without it.
Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
See also
Further reading
- “Bescheidenheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Bescheidenheit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Bescheidenheit” in Duden online
- “Bescheidenheit” in OpenThesaurus.de
Bescheidenheit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de- “Bescheidenheit” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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