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Herrlichkeit

Herrlichkeit is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
die Herrlichkeiten

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Why is it die Herrlichkeit?

Herrlichkeit ends in -keit, and nouns ending in -keit are feminine: in a German dictionary, 100% of them take die.

All nouns ending in -keit
Sense 1
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Meaning

[1] Something that cannot be more pleasant/great/more beautiful

[1] etwas, das nicht angenehmer/großartiger/schöner sein kann

[2] Outdated: area and rights of a ruler

[2] veraltet: Gebiet und Rechte eines Herrschers

Examples

[1] "But the glory did not take a long time"

[1] „Aber die Herrlichkeit dauerte nicht lange.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Herrlichkeit die Herrlichkeiten
Genitiv der Herrlichkeit der Herrlichkeiten
Dativ der Herrlichkeit den Herrlichkeiten
Akkusativ die Herrlichkeit die Herrlichkeiten

Pronunciation

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