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, colorless, 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 (comparative trauriger, superlative am traurigsten)

1. sad

Antonyms

• fröhlich

Derived terms

• Traurigkeit

Adverb

traurig

1. sadly

Further reading

• “traurig” in Duden online