Pflicht

German

Etymology

From Old High German pfliht, from Proto-Germanic *plihtiz. Cognate with Dutch plicht, English plight.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pflɪçt/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /flɪçt/ (northern Germany, central Germany)
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ɪçt
Homophone: flicht (nonstandard)

Noun

Pflicht f (genitive Pflicht, plural Pflichten)

duty

Declension

Declension of Pflicht

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Pflicht	die	Pflichten
genitive	einer	der	Pflicht	der	Pflichten
dative	einer	der	Pflicht	den	Pflichten
accusative	eine	die	Pflicht	die	Pflichten

Derived terms

Adjectives:

pflichtig

Verbs:

beipflichten
entpflichten
verpflichten

Further reading

Pflicht in Duden online

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