Meanings

1. 1

   Converts an adjective into a noun and usually denotes an abstract quality of the adjectival root. It is often equivalent to the English suffixes -ness, -th, -ity, -dom

   schön (“beautiful”) + -heit → Schönheit (“beauty”)

2. 2

   Converts concrete nouns into abstract nouns

   Kind (“child”) + -heit → Kindheit (“childhood”)

3. 3

   Wortbildungselement femininer Substantive mit der Bedeutung-hood; -ity; -ness

   Aufgeschlossenheit, Menschheit