Pietät

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pietās.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpiːəˈtɛːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˌpiːəˈteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Pi‧e‧tät

Noun

Pietät f (genitive Pietät, no plural)

  1. reverence, piety, respect

Declension
Declension of Pietät [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Pietät
genitive einer der Pietät
dative einer der Pietät
accusative eine die Pietät

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “Pietät” in Duden online
  • “Pietät” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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