Wahrheit

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German wārheit, from Old High German wārheit, from Proto-West Germanic *wārahaidu. Equivalent to wahr (“true”) +‎ -heit (“-ness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvaːɐ̯.haɪ̯t/ === Noun === Wahrheit f (genitive Wahrheit, plural Wahrheiten) truth Körnchen Wahrheit ― kernel of truth Fünkchen Wahrheit ― kernel of truth (literally, “sparklet of truth”) Funken Wahrheit ― kernel of truth (literally, “spark of truth”) Quäntchen Wahrheit ― kernel of truth (literally, “modicum of truth”) Tropfen Wahrheit ― kernel of truth (literally, “drop of truth”) Tröpfchen Wahrheit ― kernel of truth (literally, “droplet of truth”) Die Wahrheit zu verstehen ist ein Segen. ― Understanding the truth is a blessing. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Wahrheit”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Wahrheit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Wahrheit” in Duden online Wahrheit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de