pflichten

See also: Pflichten

German

Etymology

From Middle High German phlihten, derived from the noun phliht, phlihte, from Old High German phliht. By surface analysis, Pflicht +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈp͡flɪçtn̩]
• Hyphenation: pflich‧ten

Verb

pflichten (weak, third-person singular present pflichtet, past tense pflichtete, past participle gepflichtet, auxiliary haben)

1. (obsolete) to abide by, to take part in, to band together, to oblige

Derived terms

• beipflichten
• verpflichten

Related terms

• Pflichten

Further reading

• “pflichten” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.