Noun
die Exzellenz
Pronunciation: /ɛkstsɛˈlɛnts/
Excellency (form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries)
C2
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plural Exzellenzen
Meanings
Noun
- Excellency (form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries)
Example sentence
Guten Abend, Exzellenz, darf ich Ihnen den Mantel abnehmen?
Good evening, Your Excellency, may I take your coat?
Word forms
singular
die Exzellenz
plural
die Exzellenzen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Exzellenz
Accusativedie Exzellenz
Dativeder Exzellenz
Genitiveder Exzellenz
Plural
Nominativedie Exzellenzen
Accusativedie Exzellenzen
Dativeden Exzellenzen
Genitiveder Exzellenzen
Usage
- Eure Exzellenz — Your Excellency; a formal address to certain dignitaries.
- Exzellenz als Titel / als Qualität — An honorific versus excellence as outstanding quality; separate senses.
Eure Exzellenz, die Gäste warten bereits im Saal.
Your Excellency, the guests are already waiting in the hall.