plicht

duty, obligation

Pronounced as (IPA)

/plɪxt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: plicht

Inherited from Old Dutch: *pliht

In summary

From Middle Dutch plicht, from Old Dutch *pliht, from Proto-West Germanic *plihti. Equivalent to plegen (“to commit”) + -t (“verbal noun”).

Concepts

duty

obligation

onus

responsibility

charge

function

duties

demand

requirement

role

task

tie

devoir

part

Synonyms

verplichting

taak

last

rol

verantwoordelijkheid

vereiste

voorwaarde

betamelijkheid

eis

keurigheid

functie

Translations

Pflicht

dever

deber

devoir

dovere

obligación

obowiązek

Gebühr

obligation

obrigação

exigència

zadanie

obligació

requisito

exigence