Trauer
German edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
Trauer f (genitive Trauer, no plural)
- grief, sorrow
- Antonyms: Begeisterung, Euphorie, Freude, Fröhlichkeit, Frohsinn, Glück, Seligkeit, Triumph, Wohlgemut, Wohlgefallen, Zufriedenheit
- mourning
- Synonym: Trauerzeit
Declension edit
Related terms edit
See also edit
- Kummer m
- Kümmernis f
- Leiden n
- Sorge f
- Traurigkeit f
Proper noun edit
Trauer m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Trauers or (with an article) Trauer, feminine genitive Trauer, plural Trauers or Trauer)
- a surname
References edit
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Trauer”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading edit
- “Trauer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Trauer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Trauer” in Duden online
Trauer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Hunsrik edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Trauer f
- mourning
- Eere Trauer dud meer Leed.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Further reading edit
Luxembourgish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
Trauer f (uncountable)