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Trauer

See also: trauer

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German trūre (“mourning”), from Old High German trūrēn (“to mourn”), from Proto-Germanic *dreusaną (“to fall”) or *dreuzagaz (“sad”), both from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrews- (“to break apart”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐ/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ̯ɐ
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Noun

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Trauer f (genitive Trauer, no plural)

  1. grief, sorrow
    Antonyms: Begeisterung, Euphorie, Freude, Fröhlichkeit, Frohsinn, Glück, Seligkeit, Triumph, Wohlgemut, Wohlgefallen, Zufriedenheit
  2. mourning
    Synonym: Trauerzeit

Declension

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Declension of Trauer [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Trauer
genitive einer der Trauer
dative einer der Trauer
accusative eine die Trauer
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Proper noun

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Trauer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Trauers or (with an article) Trauer, feminine genitive Trauer, plural Trauers or Trauer)

  1. a surname

References

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  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Trauer”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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Hunsrik

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Etymology

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From Middle High German trūre (“mourning”), from Old High German trūrēn (“to mourn”), from Proto-Germanic *dreusaną (“to fall”) or *dreuzagaz (“sad”), both from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrews- (“to break apart”).

Noun

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Trauer f

  1. mourning
    Eere Trauer dud meer Leed.
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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German trūre (“mourning”), from Old High German trūrēn (“to mourn”), from Proto-Germanic *dreusaną (“to fall”) or *dreuzagaz (“sad”), both from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrews- (“to break apart”).

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Noun

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Trauer f (uncountable)

  1. mourning, grief
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