how to pronounce sitte

/ˈzɪtə/

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sitte is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of sitte in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… achtet sehr auf sitte und zurückhaltung …”

meanings of sitte

noun:

Normative standard of society, mos, custom, decency.

sitte frequency in german - C2 level of CEFR

the word sitte occurs in german on average 3.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.