Würde
German
Etymology
From Middle High German wirde, from Old High German wirdī, ultimately related to Proto-Germanic *werþaz (“valuable”). Compare English worth.
Pronunciation
Noun
Würde f (genitive Würde, plural Würden)
- dignity
- 1949, Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, Article 1, Paragraph 1
- Die Würde des Menschen ist unantastbar.
- The human dignity is inviolable.
- 1949, Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, Article 1, Paragraph 1
Declension
Declension of Würde [feminine]
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Würde” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Würde” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Würde” in Duden online
- Würde on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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