Sittsamkeit

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German

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Etymology

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sittsam +‎ -keit

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzɪtzaːmkaɪ̯t/
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Noun

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Sittsamkeit f (genitive Sittsamkeit, no plural)

  1. (dated) modesty, decency
    • 1797, August Wilhelm Schlegel, transl., Ein Sommernachtstraum[1], translation of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, [Act I, scene i]:
      Ich bitt Euch, gnädger Fürst, mir zu verzeihn. / Ich weiß nicht, welche Macht mir Kühnheit gibt, / Noch wie es meiner Sittsamkeit geziemt, / In solcher Gegenwart das Wort zu führen;
      I do entreat your grace to pardon me. / I know not by what power I am made bold, / Nor how it may concern my modesty, / In such a presence here to plead my thoughts;

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