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Hebrew
Etymology
From אחרי (akharái) + ־ות (út).
Pronunciation
Noun
אַחֲרָיוּת • (akharayút) f (plural indefinite אחריויות / אַחֲרָיֻיּוֹת, singular construct אחריות־)
- Responsibility (for); typically construed with the preposition על (al, “on”).
הוא לא לוקח אחריות על עצמו.- Hu lo lokéakh akharaiút al atzmó.
- He doesn't take responsibility for himself.
Usage notes
- Often found in the verb phrase לקח אחריות (על) (lakákh akharaiút, “to take responsibility (for)”).
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew אַחֲרָיוּת (akharayút).
Noun
אחריות • (akhroyes) n
- (nonstandard) Unpointed form of אַחריות (akhrayes).