Würde
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German wirde, from Old High German wirdī, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“valuable”). Compare English worth.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Würde f (genitive Würde, plural Würden)
- dignity
- 1949, Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, Article 1, Paragraph 1
- Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar.
- The human dignity is inviolable.
- 1949, Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, Article 1, Paragraph 1
Declension edit
Declension of Würde [feminine]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Würde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Würde” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Würde” in Duden online
- Würde on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de