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traurig.

sad

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈtʁaʊ̯.ʁɪç//ˈtʁaʊ̯.ʁɪk/
  1. sad

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German trūrec, from Old High German trūrag, from Proto-Germanic *dreuzagaz (“bloody”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreus- (“to break, break off, crumble”). By surface analysis, Trauer + -ig. Cognate with Dutch treurig (“sad, gloomy”), Low German trurig (“sad”), Hunsrik traurich (“sad”), English dreary (“grievous, dire, appalling, drab, dark, colourless, cheerless”), Old Norse dreyrigr (“bloody”).

adv/ˈtʁaʊ̯.ʁɪç//ˈtʁaʊ̯.ʁɪk/
  1. sadly

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German trūrec, from Old High German trūrag, from Proto-Germanic *dreuzagaz (“bloody”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰreus- (“to break, break off, crumble”). By surface analysis, Trauer + -ig. Cognate with Dutch treurig (“sad, gloomy”), Low German trurig (“sad”), Hunsrik traurich (“sad”), English dreary (“grievous, dire, appalling, drab, dark, colourless, cheerless”), Old Norse dreyrigr (“bloody”).

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