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früh.

early

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/fʁyː/[fʁ̥yː][fryː]

  1. early

    ein früher Wintereinbruch
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vrüe, vrüeje, from Old High German fruoi, from Proto-West Germanic *frō(ī) (“early”). Cognate with Dutch vroeg, German Low German fröh, Saterland Frisian fröier (“formerly”).

adv/fʁyː/[fʁ̥yː][fryː]

  1. early

    Er geht früh ins Bett.

  2. in the morning (general in morgen früh, otherwise regional, especially Eastern Germany, Southern Germany, Austria)

    morgen früh
    heute früh
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vrüe, vrüeje, from Old High German fruoi, from Proto-West Germanic *frō(ī) (“early”). Cognate with Dutch vroeg, German Low German fröh, Saterland Frisian fröier (“formerly”).

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