# -heit

-heit is a German suffix meaning “-hood”.

## In other languages

- Русский: используется для образования существительных от наречий и партиципов, klar > die Klarheit

## Meanings

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. Converts concrete nouns into abstract nouns
   - Kind (“child”) + -heit → Kindheit (“childhood”)
3. _Wortbildungselement femininer Substantive mit der Bedeutung_ -hood; -ity; -ness
   - Aufgeschlossenheit, Menschheit

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