Noun
die Geselligkeit
Pronunciation: [ɡəˈzɛlɪçkaɪ̯t]
conviviality, sociability
C2
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plural Geselligkeiten
Meanings
Noun
- conviviality, sociability
Example sentence
Nach der Arbeit suchte er Ruhe statt Geselligkeit.
After work he sought quiet rather than company.
Word forms
singular
die Geselligkeit
plural
die Geselligkeiten
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Geselligkeit
Accusativedie Geselligkeit
Dativeder Geselligkeit
Genitiveder Geselligkeit
Plural
Nominativedie Geselligkeiten
Accusativedie Geselligkeiten
Dativeden Geselligkeiten
Genitiveder Geselligkeiten
Usage
- in geselliger Runde — In convivial company; the adjective related to Geselligkeit.
- Geselligkeit / Einsamkeit — Sociability or convivial company versus solitude.
Sie schätzte die Geselligkeit der gemeinsamen Kochabende.
She valued the conviviality of the evenings spent cooking together.