-igkeit

German

Etymology

-ig +‎ -heit, analysable as -ig +‎ -keit.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪçkaɪ̯t/
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Suffix

-igkeit f (plural -igkeiten)

  1. forms (usually abstract) nouns from adjectives
    ‎süß (“sweet”) + ‎-igkeit → ‎Süßigkeit (“sweetness, candy”)
    ‎müde (“tired”) + ‎-igkeit → ‎Müdigkeit (“tiredness”)
    ‎sinnlos (“meaningless”) + ‎-igkeit → ‎Sinnlosigkeit (“meaninglessness”)
    ‎fehlerhaft (“faulty”) + ‎-igkeit → ‎Fehlerhaftigkeit (“faultiness”)

Usage notes
  • Used always with adjectives in -haft and -los, sometimes with adjectives without other suffixes.

Derived terms
► <a href='/wiki/Category:German_words_suffixed_with_-igkeit' title='Category:German words suffixed with -igkeit'>German words suffixed with -igkeit</a>

Further reading
  • -igkeit in Duden online
  • “-igkeit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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