trüb

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German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /tʁyːp/
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Adjective

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

  1. (of liquids) turbid, not clear
  2. (figurative) dim, sad
    • 1919, Aleksey Remizov, translated by Arthur Luther, Legenden und Geschichten[1] (fiction), Leipzig: Kurt Wolff, →ISBN:
      Trübe Tage wechselten mit bangen Nächten. Das Leben war schwer.
      Dismal days turned into frightful nights. Life was difficult.

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: trub

Further reading

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