Zähre

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German zære (“tears”), plural of zār m, a Central German variant of zaher, from Old High German zahar (“tear”), from Proto-West Germanic *tahr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɛːʁə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtseːʁə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Zäh‧re

Noun

Zähre f (genitive Zähre, plural Zähren)

  1. (poetic, archaic to obsolete) tear (of the eyes)
    Synonym: Träne

Declension

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

Further reading

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