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Trauer.

grief, sorrow

6 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐ/

  1. grief, sorrow

    feminine · no-plural

  2. mourning

    feminine · no-plural
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German trūre (“mourning”), from Old High German trūrēn (“to mourn”), from Proto-West Germanic *drūrēn (“to fall”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrews- (“to break apart”).

name/ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐ/

  1. a surname

    feminine · masculine · proper-noun · surname
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German trūre (“mourning”), from Old High German trūrēn (“to mourn”), from Proto-West Germanic *drūrēn (“to fall”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrews- (“to break apart”).

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