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time-honored
Customary for a long time and passed down through tradition from earlier generations.
In diesem Dorf werden althergebrachte Bräuche noch heute gepflegt.
In this village, time-honored customs are still practiced today.
| basic form | althergebracht |
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| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
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| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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'Althergebracht' combines 'alt' (old) with 'hergebracht', the past participle of 'herbringen' (to bring here). The word presents a tradition as something that has been passed down from earlier times to the present day.
Die althergebrachten Regeln gelten in der Familie noch immer.
The time-honored rules are still followed in the family.
'Althergebracht' frequently appears before words related to tradition and social rules. Typical combinations include 'althergebrachte Bräuche' (time-honored customs), 'althergebrachte Sitten' (time-honored customs), 'althergebrachte Traditionen' (time-honored traditions), and 'althergebrachte Vorstellungen' (traditional ideas).
Viele althergebrachte Sitten haben sich im Laufe der Zeit verändert.
Many time-honored customs have changed over the course of time.
'Althergebracht' sounds rather formal and is particularly common in written texts. Depending on the context, the word can sound tradition-conscious or critical when a rule is presented as outdated.
Der Artikel kritisiert althergebrachte Vorstellungen über die Rollenverteilung in der Familie.
The article criticizes traditional ideas about the division of roles in the family.
