Ehrfurcht

German

Etymology

From Ehre +‎ Furcht, since the end of the 16th century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeːɐ̯ˌfʊʁçt/
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Hyphenation: Ehr‧furcht

Noun

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

awe, reverence
Synonyms: (close) Hochachtung, Respekt

Declension

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

Derived terms

ehrfürchtig
ehrfurchtsvoll
ehrfurchtslos
ehrfurchtgebietend

Further reading

“Ehrfurcht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Ehrfurcht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Ehrfurcht” in Duden online
Ehrfurcht on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
“Ehrfurcht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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