Bitternis

Meaning

1. (alt-of, alternative, feminine) alternative form of Bitterkeit (“bitter taste, bitter feeling”)
2. (feminine, in-plural, often) distress, misery, sorrow

Concepts

bitterness

hardships

privation

Synonyms

Bitterkeit

Aloe

Mühsal

Not

Unannehmlichkeit

Beschwernis

Translations

amargura

amarezza

amargura

amertume

πίκρα

fel

austēritās

acerbitās

amāritiēs

amāritās

amārulentia

amāritūdō

amargo

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

bitternus

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɪtərnɪs/

Etymology

bitter + -nis. Compare Middle High German biternisse (Central German, 1338).