Tugend
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German tugent, from Old High German tugund (“virtue, power”), from Proto-Germanic *dugunþō (“usefulness, virtue”). Cognate with English douth, dought.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editTugend f (genitive Tugend, plural Tugenden)
- virtue
- Antonym: Untugend
- Ohne Tugend gibt es keine Freiheit.
- Without virtue, there is no freedom.
- 2004 October 1, “Acht-Schwänze-und-ein-halber [Eight-and-a-Half-Tails]”, in Meister von Kamigawa [Champions of Kamigawa], Wizards of the Coast:
- „Tugend ist ein inneres Licht, das in jeder Seele scheinen kann.‟
- “Virtue is an inner light that can prevail in every soul.”
Declension
editDeclension of Tugend [feminine]
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