traurig

German

Etymology

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”). 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”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁaʊ̯.ʁɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁaʊ̯.ʁɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: trau‧rig

Adjective

traurig (strong nominative masculine singular trauriger, comparative trauriger, superlative am traurigsten)

  1. sad
    Antonym: fröhlich

Declension

Derived terms

Adverb

traurig

  1. sadly

Further reading

  • “traurig” in Duden online
  • “traurig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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