Zähre

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zære (“tears”), plural of zār m, a Central German variant of zaher, from Old High German zahar (“tear”), from Proto-Germanic *tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru-. Cognate with English tear, Danish tår, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr). Possibly related to Träne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsɛːʁə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈtseːʁə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: Zäh‧re

Noun

Zähre f (genitive Zähre, plural Zähren)

1. (poetic, archaic to obsolete) tear (said of the eyes)

Synonyms

• Träne

Further reading

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