"Pflege" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpfleːɡə/ [standard], /ˈfleːɡə/ (note: most speakers in northern and central Germany) Audio: De-Pflege.ogg Forms: Pflege [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Pflege [nominative, singular], Pflege [genitive, singular], Pflege [dative, singular], Pflege [accusative, singular]
Etymology: From Middle High German pflege, probably from Old High German *pflega, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *plegō. Compare the German pflegen (verb). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|pflege}} Middle High German pflege, {{inh|de|goh|*pflega}} Old High German *pflega, {{der|de|gmw-pro|*plegō}} Proto-West Germanic *plegō, {{cog|de|pflegen|pos=verb}} German pflegen (verb) Head templates: {{de-noun|f.sg}} Pflege f (genitive Pflege, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f.sg}}
  1. care Tags: feminine, no-plural
    Sense id: en-Pflege-de-noun--e0rVP1y
  2. fostering (of a child) Tags: feminine, no-plural
    Sense id: en-Pflege-de-noun-Ha5Fr4wI
  3. maintenance (i. e. of a machine) Tags: feminine, no-plural
    Sense id: en-Pflege-de-noun-qUPxoGo8
  4. (figurative) cultivation (i. e. of art, language) Tags: feminine, figuratively, no-plural
    Sense id: en-Pflege-de-noun-uDxqiYH1 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 3 9 10 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 34 12 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 19 8 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pflegebedürftig, pflegeleicht, pfleglich
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pflegeleicht"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pfleglich"
    }
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      },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
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      ]
    },
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    },
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    },
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      ],
      "tags": [
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpfleːɡə/",
      "tags": [
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfleːɡə/",
      "note": "most speakers in northern and central Germany"
    },
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    "German terms derived from Old High German",
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    "German terms inherited from Old High German",
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      "word": "pflegebedürftig"
    },
    {
      "word": "pflegeleicht"
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      "form": "Pflege",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pflege",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pflege",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pflege",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Pflege",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "care"
      ],
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        [
          "care",
          "care"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
          "fostering",
          "fostering"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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          "maintenance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "no-plural"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "(figurative) cultivation (i. e. of art, language)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
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        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈfleːɡə/",
      "note": "most speakers in northern and central Germany"
    },
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