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Fleiß.

diligence, industriousness, assiduity, assiduousness, effort, hard work

5 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/flaɪ̯s/
  1. diligence, industriousness, assiduity, assiduousness, effort, hard work

    masculine · no-plural · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German flīȥ, vlīȥ, from Old High German flīȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *flītan (“to strive”), from Proto-Germanic *flītaz, *flītiz (“strife, zeal, effort, diligence”). Cognate with German Low German Fliet, Dutch vlijt, Saterland Frisian Fliet, English flite.

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