Sitte

See also: sitte

German

Etymology

From Middle High German site, from Old High German situ, from Proto-Germanic *siduz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɪtə/

Noun

Sitte f (genitive Sitte, plural Sitten)

custom, mores
decency

Declension

Declension of Sitte

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Sitte	die	Sitten
genitive	einer	der	Sitte	der	Sitten
dative	einer	der	Sitte	den	Sitten
accusative	eine	die	Sitte	die	Sitten

Related terms

sittenwidrig
sittlich
Sittengesetz

Further reading

Sitte in Duden online

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