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German
Etymology
From Middle High German vröude, from Old High German frouwida, frewida, from Proto-Germanic *frawiþō (“joy”), derived from *frawaz (“joyous”), from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump; hop”).
Cognate with Dutch vreugde, Low German Freid, Danish fryd, Swedish fröjd.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfʁɔʏ̯də/
- Hyphenation: Freu‧de
Noun
Freude f (genitive Freude, plural Freuden)
- joy, delight, glee
- Antonyms: Bedauern, Traurigkeit, Trauer, Freudlosigkeit, Leid
Mit großer Freude habe ich die Nachricht empfangen, dass...- It is with great joy that I have received the news that...
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