Briefgeheimnis

German

Etymology

From Brief (“letter”) +‎ Geheimnis (“secret”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbʁiːfɡəˌhaɪ̯mnɪs/
  • Hyphenation: Brief‧ge‧heim‧nis
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Noun

Briefgeheimnis n (strong, genitive Briefgeheimnisses, no plural)

  1. secrecy of correspondence

Declension

Declension of Briefgeheimnis [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Briefgeheimnis
genitive eines des Briefgeheimnisses
dative einem dem Briefgeheimnis, Briefgeheimnisse1
accusative ein das Briefgeheimnis

1Now rare, see notes.

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