Heimlichkeit

== German == === Etymology === Middle High German heimlīchkeit, by surface analysis, heimlich +‎ -keit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯mlɪçkaɪ̯t/ === Noun === Heimlichkeit f (genitive Heimlichkeit, plural Heimlichkeiten) secrecy, furtiveness secret (archaic) silence, calm ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Heimlichkeit” in Duden online “Heimlichkeit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Heimlichkeit” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.