Niedertracht
German
editEtymology
editBack-formation from niederträchtig. Related with tragen in the archaic sense “to behave” (compare betragen). Not related with trachten (“to seek, strive”), though it may now be associated with it (“mean, base striving”, as it were).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editNiedertracht f (genitive Niedertracht, no plural)
Declension
editDeclension of Niedertracht [sg-only, feminine]
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “Niedertracht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Niedertracht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Niedertracht” in Duden online