Unreinheit

German

Etymology

From unrein (“impure”) +‎ -heit. Further analysable as un- (“un-”) +‎ rein (“pure”) +‎ -heit (“-ness, -hood, -ty”).

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Noun

Unreinheit f (genitive Unreinheit, plural Unreinheiten)

  1. (usually uncountable) impurity
    Antonym: Reinheit
    1. (religion) ritual impurity; a state of being unfit for contact with the holy, caused e.g. by sin or by bodily conditions
  2. (countable) something impure, an impure spot, e.g. a pimple or stain

Declension
Declension of Unreinheit [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Unreinheit die Unreinheiten
genitive einer der Unreinheit der Unreinheiten
dative einer der Unreinheit den Unreinheiten
accusative eine die Unreinheit die Unreinheiten

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