German edit

Etymology edit

From Trauer (mourning, grief, sadness) +‎ Jahr (year).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁaʊ̯əʁˌjaːʁ/, [ˈtʁaʊ̯.ɐˌjaː(ɐ̯)]

Noun edit

Trauerjahr n (strong, genitive Trauerjahrs or Trauerjahres, plural Trauerjahre)

  1. year of mourning, the first year after a person’s death, during which remarriage has traditionally been considered unbeseeming (and was formerly forbidden by law)
    Er hat schon eine Neue, will aber noch das Trauerjahr abwarten.
    He has a new girlfriend already, but he wants to wait until the year of mourning has passed.

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