Unducht
German
Alternative forms
- Untucht
Etymology
From northern Middle High German unduht and Middle Low German unducht (“vice, lack of virtue”). Equivalent to un- + Ducht, Tucht, which also underlies in tüchtig (compare English doughty). This is from Proto-West Germanic *duhti, a derivation from Proto-Germanic *duganą, whence German taugen (“to be suitable, of use”); related with Tugend (“virtue”), but not identical to it.
Noun
Unducht f (genitive Unducht, no plural)
- (archaic) vice, lack of virtue
- Synonyms: Tugendlosigkeit, Untugend
Related terms
- undüchtig
Noun
Unducht m (genitive Unduchts, plural Unduchte)
- (colloquial, regional, parts of northern and central Germany) scamp, rascal, good-for-nothing
Usage notes
- Used mainly in Westphalia and in parts of Hesse and the Rhineland.
Declension
Declension of Unducht
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Unducht | die | Unduchte |
| genitive | eines | des | Unduchts | der | Unduchte |
| dative | einem | dem | Unducht | den | Unduchten |
| accusative | einen | den | Unducht | die | Unduchte |
Further reading
- “Unducht” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.