Nomen

die Elektrizität

electricity

Ohne Elektrizität funktioniert fast nichts.

Almost nothing works without electricity.

Diese Maschine wird mit Elektrizität betrieben.

This machine is powered by electricity.

electricity Nothing works without electricity.

Synonyms: Strom (current, power)

From Greek 'ēlektron' (amber), because rubbing amber produces static electricity. The suffix '-ität' corresponds to the English '-ity'.

It's a cognate of 'electricity'. Remember that German nouns ending in '-tät' are almost always feminine (die).

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