Pflicht

German

Etymology

From Old High German pfliht, from Proto-West Germanic *plihti. Cognate with English plight, Scots plicht (responsibility, plight), Dutch plicht, Low German plicht (duty), Danish pligt (duty), Yiddish פֿליכט (flikht).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /p͡flɪçt/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /flɪçt/ (northern Germany, central Germany)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪçt
  • Homophone: flicht (regional)

Noun

Pflicht f (genitive Pflicht, plural Pflichten)

  1. duty

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