Kardinaltugend
German, noun/kaʁdiˈnaːlˌtuːɡn̩t/
Kardinaltugend is a German feminine noun meaning “cardinal virtue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “„jede der vier wichtigsten Tugenden der christlichen Sittenlehre und der philosophischen Ethik (Klugheit…”.
What does Kardinaltugend mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecardinal virtue
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. „jede der vier wichtigsten Tugenden der christlichen Sittenlehre und der philosophischen Ethik (Klugheit, Gerechtigkeit, Besonnenheit, Tapferkeit)“
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kardinaltugend
- Kardinaltugenden plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kardinaltugend?
- /kaʁdiˈnaːlˌtuːɡn̩t/
- [kaʁdiˈnaːlˌtuːɡn̩t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Kardinaltugend in German?
Kardinaltugend appears about once in every 48 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).