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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pietās.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpiːəˈtɛːt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˌpiːəˈteːt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: Pi‧e‧tät
Noun
Pietät f (genitive Pietät, no plural)
- reverence, piety, respect
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Pietät” in Duden online
- “Pietät” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache