Unwissenheit

German

Etymology

From unwissend +‎ -heit. The elision of the d is regular, compare Abwesenheit, Zuvorkommenheit etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʊnvɪsn̩ˌhaɪ̯t]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Un‧wis‧sen‧heit

Noun

Unwissenheit f (genitive Unwissenheit, no plural)

  1. ignorance

Declension

Declension of Unwissenheit [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Unwissenheit
genitive einer der Unwissenheit
dative einer der Unwissenheit
accusative eine die Unwissenheit

Further reading

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