Grauen

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German

Etymology

Deverbal from grauen.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Grauen n (strong, genitive Grauens, no plural)

  1. gerund of grauen; horror
    Das Grauen, das im Verborgenen lauert.
    The horror that lurks in the shadows.
    • 1997, “Ganz normaler Tag”, in Von allen Gedanken schätze ich doch am meisten die interessanten, performed by Die Sterne:
      Du fragst dich: / War die Hoffnung blind, / die nur den Morgen, nicht das Grauen sah?
      You ask yourself / Was the hope blind / That only saw the morning, not the horror?

Declension

Declension of Grauen
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Grauen
genitive eines des Grauens
dative einem dem Grauen
accusative ein das Grauen

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Further reading

  • “Grauen” in Duden online
  • “Grauen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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