Declension of German noun Obrigkeit with plural and article

The most important forms of "Obrigkeit" are: genitive singular "Obrigkeit" and nominative plural "Obrigkeiten". The noun Obrigkeit is weakly declined. The endings are -/en. “Obrigkeit” is feminine. The article is “die Obrigkeit”. “Obrigkeit” belongs to the vocabulary at C2 level. Here you can not only inflect Obrigkeit but also all German nouns. Comments

C2 · noun · feminine · regular · -, -en-

die Obrigkeit

Obrigkeit · Obrigkeiten

Endings -/en   Dative plural without additional 'n'  

English authority, authorities, government, hierarchy, power, sovereignty, superior

/ˈoːbɪɡkaɪt/ · /ˈoːbɪɡkaɪt/ · /ˈoːbɪɡkaɪtən/

[Politik, …] die verantwortliche Trägerschaft der staatlichen oder kirchlichen Macht; Vorgesetzte und allgemein in Hierarchien Übergeordnete in allen Bereichen; Administration, Amt, Amtsgewalt, Apparat

» Vor der Obrigkeit musste er sich beugen. English Before the authority, he had to bow.

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Declension of Obrigkeit in singular and plural in all cases

Singular

Nom. dieObrigkeit
Gen. derObrigkeit
Dat. derObrigkeit
Acc. dieObrigkeit

Plural

Nom. dieObrigkeiten
Gen. derObrigkeiten
Dat. denObrigkeiten
Acc. dieObrigkeiten

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Example sentences for Obrigkeit


  • Vor der Obrigkeit musste er sich beugen. 
    English Before the authority, he had to bow.
  • Es lag in den Händen der Obrigkeit . 
    English It was in the hands of the authorities.
  • Die Studenten lehnten sich gegen die Obrigkeit auf. 
    English The students revolted against authority.
  • Alle Abgaben sind unmittelbar an die Obrigkeit zu entrichten. 
    English All taxes must be paid directly to the authorities.
  • Angesichts des Glücksfalls der deutschen Wiedervereinigung übersah die neue Obrigkeit allerdings das kleine Unrecht. 
    English In light of the fortunate event of German reunification, the new authorities, however, overlooked the small injustice.
  • Die Obrigkeit verachtete die Kranken und Behinderten. 
    English The authority despised the sick and disabled.
  • Die Anweisungen der Obrigkeiten werden mittels Beamten durchgesetzt. 
    English The instructions of the authorities are enforced by officials.

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Translation of German Obrigkeit


German Obrigkeit
English authority, authorities, government, hierarchy, power, sovereignty, superior
Russian администрация, власть, начальство, властвующие, нача́льство, управление
Spanish autoridad, poder, superior
French autorité, pouvoir, pouvoirs publics, autorités
Turkish otorite, yetki, hiyerarşi
Portuguese autoridade, poder, autoridade civil, hierarquia
Italian autorità, potere, governo, superiore
Romanian autoritate, putere, superioritate
Hungarian hatóság, felsőbbség, felettes hatóság, főnök, hatalom, vezetőség
Polish autorytet, władza, hierarchia
Greek εξουσία, αρχή
Dutch autoriteit, gezag, overheid, regering
Czech autorita, moc, vláda, vrchnost
Swedish överhet, myndighet, makthavare
Danish autoritet, myndighed, overhed, øvrighed
Japanese 権威, 上位者, 支配者, 権力
Catalan autoritat, autoritat pública, poder, superior
Finnish valta, auktoriteetti, johto, vallankäyttö
Norwegian myndighet, autoritet, overhet, øvrighet
Basque agintari, aginte, autoritate, botere
Serbian autoritet, vlast, nadredjeni
Macedonian власт, авторитет, владеење
Slovenian avtoriteta, oblast
Slowakisch autorita, moc, vláda
Bosnian autoritet, vlast, nadredjeni
Croatian autoritet, vlast, nadredjeni
Ukrainian влада, управління, керівництво
Bulgarian власт, управление, авторитет
Belorussian аўтарытэт, ўлада
Indonesian atasan, otoritas, pemerintah
Vietnamese chính quyền, cơ quan chức năng, cấp trên
Uzbek hokimiyat, rahbarlar, vakolat
Hindi अधिकार, उच्च अधिकारी, प्राधिकरण
Chinese 上司, 上级, 当局, 权力机构
Thai ผู้บังคับบัญชา, ผู้มีอำนาจ, อำนาจรัฐ
Korean 당국, 상사
Azerbaijani hökümət, rəhbərlər, səlahiyyətlər
Georgian ავტორიტეტები, უფროსები
Bengali আধিকার, উচ্চপদস্থ কর্মকর্তা, প্রশাসন
Albanian autoritetet, superiorët
Marathi अधिकार, प्राधिकरण, वरिष्ठ अधिकारी
Nepali अधिकार, उच्च अधिकारी, प्राधिकरण
Telugu అధికారులు, పై అధికారులు
Latvian augstākstāvošie, valdnieki, varas
Tamil அதிகாரிகள், மேலாளர்கள்
Estonian valitsus, võimud, ülemused
Armenian իշխանություններ, վերին պաշտոնյաներ
Kurdish desthilat, hukûmet, seroklar
Hebrewרשות، סמכות، שלטון
Arabicسلطة، أولو الأمر، السلطة، حكومة، قيادة، هيئة
Persianقدرت، حاکمیت، سرپرستی، مقام
Urduاختیار، حکومت، اتھارٹی

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Meanings and synonyms of Obrigkeit

  • [Politik] die verantwortliche Trägerschaft der staatlichen oder kirchlichen Macht, Administration, Amt, Amtsgewalt, Apparat, Autorität
  • Vorgesetzte und allgemein in Hierarchien Übergeordnete in allen Bereichen

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Frequently asked questions about the noun "Obrigkeit"

The noun “Obrigkeit” is declined in all four cases (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative). The declension includes the singular and plural forms and shows how the word changes depending on the case. All declension forms of “Obrigkeit” are explained below. The most important forms are given for the nominative, genitive, dative, and accusative, each in the singular and plural.

How is "Obrigkeit" declined?

“Obrigkeit” is feminine. The article is “die Obrigkeit”.

Is “Obrigkeit” masculine, feminine, or neuter?

“Obrigkeit” is feminine. The article is “die Obrigkeit”.

What is the singular of "Obrigkeit"?

The singular of “Obrigkeit” is: die Obrigkeit. The singular forms are: die Obrigkeit (nominative), der Obrigkeit (genitive), der Obrigkeit (dative) and die Obrigkeit (accusative).

What is the plural of “Obrigkeit”?

The singular of “Obrigkeit” is: die Obrigkeiten. The singular forms are: die Obrigkeiten (nominative), der Obrigkeiten (genitive), den Obrigkeiten (dative) and die Obrigkeiten (accusative).

At what language level is “Obrigkeit” used?

“Obrigkeit” belongs to the vocabulary at C2 level.

What are the peculiarities of the declension of “Obrigkeit”?

The declension of Obrigkeit as a table with all forms in singular (singular) and plural (plural) and in all four cases nominative (1st case), genitive (2nd case), dative (3rd case) and accusative (4th case). Especially for German learners the correct declension of the word Obrigkeit is crucial.

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