See also: sitte

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German site, from Old High German situ, from Proto-West Germanic *sidu, from Proto-Germanic *siduz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪtə/
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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪtɛ/ (Austria)

Noun

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Sitte f (genitive Sitte, plural Sitten)

  1. custom, tradition, common practice, rite
    Synonyms: Brauch, Gebrauch, Gewohnheit, Tradition
  2. (especially) a normative standard of society; polite and (morally) accepted behaviour; mores, decency
  3. (law enforcement, informal) Short for Sittendezernat, Sittenpolizei (vice, vice department).

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