trüb

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See also: trub

German[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German trüebe, from Old High German truobi, from Proto-Germanic *drōbuz. Cognate with Dutch droef (sad, miserable), English droff (turbid, sorrowful, sad).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tʁyːp/
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Adjective[edit]

trüb (strong nominative masculine singular trüber, comparative trüber, superlative am trübsten)

  1. (of liquids) turbid, not clear
  2. (figurative) dim, sad

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Descendants[edit]

  • English: trub

Further reading[edit]

  • trüb” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • trüb” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon