trüben

See also: Trüben

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtryːbən/, [ˈtʁyːbm̩], [-bən] (Germany)
    • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtryːbɛn/, [ˈtʁyːbm̩], [-bɛn] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
  • Hyphenation: trü‧ben

Etymology 1

From Middle High German trüeben, from Old High German truoben, from Proto-West Germanic *drōbijan, from Proto-Germanic *drōbijaną.

Verb

trüben (weak, third-person singular present trübt, past tense trübte, past participle getrübt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to muddle, bedim, blear, blur (make something turbid or unclear)
  2. (transitive) to cloud, tarnish (make something, often a joyous occasion, less happy or lighthearted)
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Etymology 2

See the lemma.

Adjective

trüben

  1. inflection of trüb:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

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