Urvertrauen

German

Etymology

ur- (“original”) +‎ Vertrauen (“trust”), coined as a translation of basic trust in psychological literature.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuːɐ̯fɛɐ̯ˌtʁaʊ̯ən]

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• Hyphenation: Ur‧ver‧trau‧en

Noun

Urvertrauen n (strong, genitive Urvertrauens, no plural)

1. (psychology) basic trust (the confidence of a child in the presence of their mother)
2. (figuratively) strong confidence that is not questioned

Declension

Declension of Urvertrauen [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Urvertrauen
genitive	eines	des	Urvertrauens
dative	einem	dem	Urvertrauen
accusative	ein	das	Urvertrauen

Related terms

• Selbstvertrauen

Further reading

• “Urvertrauen” in Duden online