Unreinheit

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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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

Derived terms

• große Unreinheit
• kleine Unreinheit