Feminine

Pflege

Meaning

  1. (feminine, no-plural) care
  2. (feminine, no-plural) fostering (of a child)
  3. (feminine, no-plural) maintenance (i. e. of a machine)
  4. (feminine, figuratively, no-plural) cultivation (i. e. of art, language)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpfleːɡə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German pflege, probably from Old High German *pflega, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *plegō. Compare the German pflegen (verb).

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