Sitte

See also: sitte

German

Etymology

From Middle High German site, from Old High German situ, from Proto-Germanic *siduz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzɪtə/

Noun

Sitte f (genitive Sitte, plural Sitten)

normative standard of society, mos, custom, decency

Declension

Declension of Sitte

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Sitte	die	Sitten
genitive	einer	der	Sitte	der	Sitten
dative	einer	der	Sitte	den	Sitten
accusative	eine	die	Sitte	die	Sitten

Related terms

sittenwidrig
sittlich
Sittenbild
Sittendelikt
Sittengemälde
Sittengeschichte
Sittengesetz
Sittenlehre
Sittenpolizei
Sittenstrolch
Sittenverfall
Sittenwächter
Unsitte

Further reading

“Sitte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Sitte in Duden online
“Sitte” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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