Freude

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German vrowede, 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/
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  • Hyphenation: Freu‧de

Noun

Freude f (genitive Freude, plural Freuden)

  1. joy, delight, glee
    Antonyms: Bedauern, Traurigkeit, Trauer, Freudlosigkeit, Leid
    Große Freude kommt auf.
    Great joy is erupting.
    Mit großer Freude habe ich die Nachricht empfangen, dass...
    It is with great joy that I have received the news that...

Declension

Declension of Freude
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Freude die Freuden
genitive einer der Freude der Freuden
dative einer der Freude den Freuden
accusative eine die Freude die Freuden

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Further reading

  • “Freude” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Freude” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Freude” in Duden online
  • Freude on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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