Trotz

See also: trotz

German

Etymology

From Middle High German traz, from an unknown source whence also Dutch tarten (“to provoke, dare”). Pokorny connects the words to Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to tear”) and compares them with Old English teart (“tart”), while Pfeifer suspects an onomatopoeic origin (DWDS). Others have compared Proto-Germanic *þrawaz (“stubborn, obstinate”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁɔt͡s/
• Rhymes: -ɔt͡s

• Audio:

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• Homophone: Trotts

Noun

Trotz m (strong, genitive Trotzes, no plural)

1. defiance

Declension

Declension of Trotz [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Trotz
genitive	eines	des	Trotzes
dative	einem	dem	Trotz, Trotze1
accusative	einen	den	Trotz

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• trotz
• Trotzanfall
• trotzdem
• trotzen
• trotzig
• Trotzkopf
• Trotzphase
• Trotzreaktion

 

Further reading

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