Nibelungentreue
German, noun[ˈniːbəlʊŋənˌtʁɔɪ̯ə]
Nibelungentreue is spelled N-I-B-E-L-U-N-G-E-N-T-R-E-U-E (15 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 179,801st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Nibelungentreue is a German feminine noun meaning “absolute (and potentially fatal) loyalty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unbedingte Treue bis in den Tod”.
What does Nibelungentreue mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineabsolute (and potentially fatal) loyalty
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. unbedingte Treue bis in den Tod
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Nibelungentreue?
- [ˈniːbəlʊŋənˌtʁɔɪ̯ə]
- [niːbəˈlʊŋənˌtʁɔɪ̯ə]
- [nibəˈlʊŋənˌtʁɔɪ̯ə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Nibelungentreue in German?
Nibelungentreue appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).