trauereg

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• traureg

Etymology

From Middle High German trūrec, from Old High German trūrag, from Proto-Germanic *dreuzagaz. Cognate with German traurig. Equivalent to Trauer +‎ -eg. The Rheinisches Wörterbuch considers it a “loanword from written German” and, in fact, the form cannot be native in view of the initial t-. It must have been adopted relatively early on, however, perhaps as early as 1400, like Dutch treurig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrau̯reχ/, [ˈtʀɑʊ̯.(ə.)ʀəɕ]

Adjective

trauereg (masculine traueregen, neuter traueregt, comparative méi trauereg, superlative am traueregsten)

1. sad

Declension

Declension of trauereg

		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		hien ass trauereg	si ass trauereg	et ass trauereg	si si(nn) trauereg
nominative / accusative	attributive and/or after determiner	traueregen	trauereg	traueregt	trauereg
	independent without determiner			trauereges	trauereger
dative	after any declined word	traueregen	trauereger	traueregen	traueregen
	as first declined word	traueregem		traueregem

Related terms

• Trauer
• traueren