trauen

Catalan

Verb

trauen

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German

Etymology

From Old High German trūwēn, from Proto-Germanic *trūwijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʀaʊ̯ən/

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Verb

1. to trust
2. (transitive) to marry
3. (reflexive) to dare

Derived terms

• trau, schau, wem
• vertrauen
• zutrauen

Related terms

• (to marry): Trauung

Further reading

• “trauen” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German trūwen, from Old High German trūwēn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʀau̯en/, [ˈtʀɑʊ̯ən]
• Rhymes: -ɑʊən

Verb

trauen (third-person singular present traut, past participle getraut, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to trust
2. (reflexive) to dare

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	trauen
participle	getraut
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	trauen	—
2nd singular	traus	trau
3rd singular	traut	—
1st plural	trauen	—
2nd plural	traut	traut
3rd plural	trauen	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

Derived terms

• vertrauen (“to trust, to have confidence in”)
• zoutrauen (“to think capable of, to give credit for”)

Related terms

• trei (“loyal, faithful”)
• Trei (“loyalty, fidelity”)