Gepflogenheit

German

Etymology

gepflogen +‎ -heit, the first part being the past participle of pflegen in its habitual meaning. The term emerged in 19th century Austrian bureaucratese.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈp͡floːɡn̩haɪ̯t/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ge‧pflo‧gen‧heit

Noun

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. (higher register) habit (action done on a regular basis)
    Synonym: Gewohnheit

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References
  1. Wolfgang Pfeifer, editor (1993), “Gepflogenheit”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (in German), 2nd edition, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN

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