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German
Etymology
From northern Middle High German unduht and Middle Low German unducht (“vice, lack of virtue”). Equivalent to un- + Ducht, Tucht, which also underlies in tüchtig (compare English doughty). This is from Proto-West Germanic *duhti, a derivation from Proto-Germanic *duganą, whence German taugen (“to be suitable, of use”); related with Tugend (“virtue”), but not identical to it.
Pronunciation
Noun
Unducht f (genitive Unducht, no plural)
- (archaic) vice, lack of virtue
- Synonyms: Tugendlosigkeit, Untugend
Noun
Unducht m (strong, genitive Unduchts, plural Unduchte)
- (colloquial, regional, parts of northern and central Germany) scamp, rascal, good-for-nothing
Usage notes
- Used mainly in Westphalia and in parts of Hesse and the Rhineland.
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