Niedertracht

German

Etymology

Back-formation from niederträchtig. Related with tragen in the archaic sense “to behave” (compare betragen). Not related with trachten (“to seek, strive”), though it may now be associated with it (“mean, base striving”, as it were).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈniːdɐˌtʁaχt]
  • Hyphenation: Nie‧der‧tracht
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Noun

Niedertracht f (genitive Niedertracht, no plural)

  1. malice, perfidy, infamy, ignominy

Declension

Declension of Niedertracht [sg-only, feminine]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Niedertracht
genitive einer der Niedertracht
dative einer der Niedertracht
accusative eine die Niedertracht

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