Menschheit

German

Etymology

Mensch (“human being”) +‎ -heit

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɛnʃhaɪ̯t/

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Noun

Menschheit f (genitive Menschheit, no plural)

1. humanity, mankind (human beings at large)

   die ganze Menschheit ― all of humanity

2. humanity, the condition or quality of being human

   Synonym: Menschlichkeit (only this word for “quality of being humane”)

   die Gottheit und Menschheit Jesu ― the divinity and humanity of Jesus

Declension

Declension of Menschheit [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Menschheit
genitive	einer	der	Menschheit
dative	einer	der	Menschheit
accusative	eine	die	Menschheit

Further reading

• “Menschheit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Menschheit” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Menschheit” in Duden online
• Menschheit on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de