Trauer

Trauer

See also: trauer

German

Etymology

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

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

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Noun

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

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

Related terms

• trauern
• Trauerspiel
• Trauerzug
• traurig

See also

• Kummer m
• Kümmernis f
• Leiden n
• Sorge f
• Traurigkeit f

Proper noun

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

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

Further reading

• “Trauer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Trauer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Trauer” in Duden online
• Trauer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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Hunsrik

Etymology

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

Trauer f

1. mourning

   Eere Trauer dud meer Leed.

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Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʀɑʊ̯ɐ/
• Rhymes: -ɑʊɐ

Noun

Trauer f (uncountable)

1. mourning, grief

Related terms

• trauereg
• traueren