Verschlagenheit

German

Etymology

verschlagen +‎ -heit

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩haɪ̯t/
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IPA^(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡŋ̩haɪ̯t/
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Hyphenation: Ver‧schla‧gen‧heit

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

(chiefly in the singular) deviousness, shrewdness, craft
- 1784, Friedrich Schiller, Kabale und Liebe [Intrigue and Love], 3. Akt, 2. Szene:
  Ich zähle auf Ihre Verschlagenheit, Marschall.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading

“Verschlagenheit” in Duden online
“Verschlagenheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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