Widrigkeit

German

Etymology

From Middle High German widericheit, from Old High German *widarīgheit, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþrīgahaidu.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈviːdʁɪçkaɪ̯t]
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Hyphenation: Wid‧rig‧keit

Noun

Widrigkeit f (genitive Widrigkeit, plural Widrigkeiten)

adversity (adverse event)
(chiefly in compounds) the state of being contrary to

Declension

Declension of Widrigkeit [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Widrigkeit	die	Widrigkeiten
genitive	einer	der	Widrigkeit	der	Widrigkeiten
dative	einer	der	Widrigkeit	den	Widrigkeiten
accusative	eine	die	Widrigkeit	die	Widrigkeiten

Further reading

“Widrigkeit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Widrigkeit” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Widrigkeit” in Duden online

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