trüb

See also: trub

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /tʁyːp/
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Adjective

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

  1. (of liquids) turbid, not clear
  2. (figurative) dim, sad

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: trub

Further reading

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