Feminine
Pflicht
Sentences
Concepts
one’s part
person in charge
sense of duty
debt of gratitude
social obligation
Buddhist religious services
regular business
one’s duty
Synonyms
Schuldigkeit
Amtspflicht
Giri
Weg der Pflicht
moralisches Prinzip
Hauptamt
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/p͡flɪçt/
Etymology
In summary
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).
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