Unter der warmen Decke auf Frau Hildes Sofa spürt Otti Geborgenheit. Under the warm blanket on Frau Hilde's sofa, Otti feels safe and cosy.

noun · B2

die Geborgenheit

[ɡəˈbɔʁɡn̩haɪ̯t]

sense of security, feeling of being safe

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Den Duft von frischem Brot verbinde ich mit Geborgenheit.

I associate the smell of fresh bread with a feeling of safety.
Brauchst du auch so viel Geborgenheit, wenn du krank bist?

Do you also need so much comfort and security when you're ill?
Bruno findet Geborgenheit an einem großen Tisch voller Freunde.

Bruno finds a sense of security at a big table full of friends.

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Ge prefix borg root en ending heit suffix

ge-: in nouns, often a group or a result: das Gebäude (building), das Geschenk (gift); in verbs, the past participle: gekauft.
-en: the ending of the infinitive, the form of a verb in the dictionary.
-heit: a noun from an adjective, always feminine: frei → die Freiheit (freedom).

geborgenbergenverborgen

der Abschied anpassen dankbar sich eingewöhnen sich einleben einsam fremd geborgen die Gemeinschaft die Heimat das Heimweh die Herkunft

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